Dodsworth (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Values, Traveling or travelers, Europe or Europeans, Middle classes, Marriage, 1920’s, Adultery, Business or business people
- Locales: New York, NY, France, England
Places Discussed
Zenith. Fictional midwestern city in which the novel opens. Lewis created Zenith in Babbitt (1922), a novel in which the Dodsworths are a leading pioneer family and Sam creates a major automobile manufacturing company. In Dodsworth Sam is proud of his city, but Fran is dissatisfied with its cultural and social life. After selling his business, Sam agrees to spend a year touring Europe. Zenith provides the background to the novel and an implicit counterpoint to Europe.
*England. For Sam, England is the land of his ancestors, the country...
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