Political Writings by Theodore Dreiser (English) Hardcover Book

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The first published collection of the esteemed novelist's prolific political works

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Theodore Dreiser staked his reputation on fearless expression in his fiction, but he never was more outspoken than when writing about American politics, which he did prolifically. Although he is remembered primarily as a novelist, the majority of his twenty-seven books were nonfiction treatises. To Dreiser, everything was political. His sense for the hype and hypocrisies of politics took shape in reasoned but emphatic ruminations in his fiction and nonfiction on the hopes and disappointments of democracy, the temptations of nationalism and communism, the threat and trumpets of war, and the role of writers in resisting and advancing political ideas. Spanning a period of American history from the Progressive Era to the advent of the Cold War, this generous volume collects Dreiser's most important political writings from his journalism, broadsides, speeches, private papers, and long out-of-print nonfiction books. Touching on the Great Depression, the New Deal, and both World Wars as well as Soviet Russia and the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, these writings exemplify Dreiser's candor and his penchant for championing the defenseless and railing against corruption.  Positing Dreiser as an essential public intellectual who addressed the most important issues of the first half of the twentieth century, these writings also navigate historical terrain with prescient observations on topics such as religion, civil rights, national responsibility, individual ethics, global relations, and censorship that remain particularly relevant to a contemporary audience. Editor Jude Davies provides historical commentaries that frame these selections in the context of his other writings, particularly his novels.

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The first published collection of the esteemed novelist's prolific political works

Author Biography

Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) was a major American novelist of powerful and unstinting realism. His career peaked with a sequence of masterpieces, including Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, The Financier, and An American Tragedy.Jude Davies is a professor of American literature and culture at the University of Winchester. He is the coauthor of Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in Contemporary American Film and author of numerous articles on Theodore Dreiser and literary naturalism.

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"Although not formally a political theorist, Dreiser wrote as a citizen who spent his creative energies observing the American scene. He was prolific in his field and influential in his day. This is indeed a book whose time has come. Jude Davies' commentaries make sense of a protean writer, exploring Dreiser's ideas in the context of the dynamics of his historical moment." oJames L. W. West III, general editor of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Theodore Dreiser staked his reputation on fearless expression in his fiction, but he never was more outspoken than when writing about American politics. Spanning a period in American history from the Progressive Era to the advent of the Cold War, this generous volume collects Dreiser's most important political writings from his journalism, broadsides, speeches, private papers, and long out-of-print nonfiction books. Touching on the Great Depression, the New Deal, and both World Wars as well as Soviet Russia and the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, these writings exemplify Dreiser's candour and his penchant for championing the defenceless and railing against corruption. The works also navigate historical terrain with prescient observations on topics such as religion, civil rights, national responsibility, individual ethics, global relations, and censorship that remain relevant to a contemporary audience. Jude Davies is a professor of American literature and culture at the University of Winchester. He is the co-author of Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in Contemporary American Film and author of many articles on Theodore Dreiser and literary naturalism.

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''Although not formally a political theorist, Dreiser wrote as a citizen who spent his creative energies observing the American scene. He was prolific in his field and influential in his day. This is indeed a book whose time has come. Jude Davies' commentaries make sense of a protean writer, exploring Dreiser's ideas in the context of the dynamics of his historical moment.'' oJames L. W. West III, general editor of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The first published collection of the esteemed novelist's prolific political works

Details ISBN0252035852 Author Jude Davies Short Title POLITICAL WRITINGS Publisher University of Illinois Press Language English ISBN-10 0252035852 ISBN-13 9780252035852 Media Book Format Hardcover Pages 352 Imprint University of Illinois Press Place of Publication Baltimore Country of Publication United States Edited by Jude Davies Birth 1871 Death 1945 Residence Hollywood, CA, US Illustrations 8 black and white photographs Series Beauvoir Series Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-01-07 UK Release Date 2011-01-07 NZ Release Date 2011-01-07 US Release Date 2011-01-07 Alternative 9780252090127 DEWEY 818.5208 Audience General AU Release Date 2010-12-14 We've got this

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