Though famed as a novelist, Dreiser had aspirations as a playwright. His dream was realized with The Hand of the Potter, a four-act tragedy published in 1918 and produced in 1921. Dreiser’s subject—the rape and murder of a twelve-year-old girl—was highly controversial.
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Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American writer best known for controversial naturalistic novels such as Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925). Assessing his impact on American literature, H. L. Mencken wrote: ‘American writing, before and after his time, differed almost as much as biology before and after Darwin.’
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 195 ● ISBN 9781411440227 ● Dimensione 0.2 MB ● Casa editrice Barnes & Noble ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8513600 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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