Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser pioneered American naturalism with his frank depictions of ambition, sexuality, and social determinism. His dense, unvarnished style broke literary taboos and opened the door for twentieth-century realism.
Works
- Sister CarrieNovel depicting a woman's rise through theater and ambition in urban America
- An American TragedyNaturalist novel about a young man's tragic crime of passion and moral ruin
- Jennie GerhardtNovel of a woman's struggle with morality and social circumstance in industrial society
- The FinancierNovel chronicling a ruthless businessman's rise in the world of high finance
- The TitanSequel following the continued financial scheming and ambitions of an industrialist