Theodore Dreiser 德莱赛.ppt

Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser About the author Life Literary career Political commitment Legacy Life Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser ( August 27,1837-December 28,1945) was a journalist of the naturalist school and American novelist. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Sarah and John Paul Dreiser, a strict Catholic family. his father was a German immigrant. Dreiser was the twelfth of thirteen children. His childhood was spent in extreme poverty. After proposing in 1893,he married Sara White on December 28,1898 They ultimately separated in 1909.but they were never formally divorced (infatuation with Thelma Cudlipp ) In 1919 Dreiser met his cousin Helen Dichardson with whom he began an affair. They eventually married on June 13,1944 Literary career Novels Sister Carrie《嘉莉妹妹》（1900） Jennie Gerhardt《珍妮姑娘》（1911） The Financier《金融家》（1912） The Titan《巨人》（1914） The Lost Phoebe《失落的菲比》（1914） The “Genius”《天才》（1915） Free and Other Stories《自由》（1918） Twelve Men《十二个男人》（1919） An American Tragedy《美国悲剧》（1925） Chains：Lesser Novels and Stories《锁链》（1927） A Gallery of Women《妇女群像》（1929） The Bulwark《壁垒》（1946） The stoic《斯多噶》（1947） Drama Plays of the Natural and Supernatural《自然和超自然的戏剧》（1916） The Hand of the Potter《得心应手》（1918） And Terror of life A Book about Myself《关于我自己》（1922） Dreiser Looks at Russia《德莱塞访苏印象记》 My City《我的城市》（1929） Dawn《黎明》（1931） Sister Carrie It tells the story of a woman who flees her country life for the city (Chicago) and there lives a life far from a Victorian ideal. It sold poorly and was not widely promoted largely because of moral objections to the depiction of a country girl who pursues her dream of fame and fortune through immorality but without remorse and punishment Since 1932 the book has just been included by Modern Literature Series .It has been called “the greatest of all American urban novels”. It was made into a film by William Wyler, which starred Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Sister Carrie An American Tragedy Clyde Griffiths, raised by poor and devout