Theodore Dreiser (Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Second Revised Edition)

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The scope of Theodore Dreiser’s literary accomplishment includes attempts in every major literary form, including autobiography and philosophy. His poetry is generally of poor quality; his plays have been produced on occasion, but drama was not his métier. His sketches, such as those included in The Color of a Great City (1923), are vivid and accurate, but seem to be only workmanlike vignettes which Dreiser developed for the practice or for later inclusion in one of his many novels. His short stories are, like the sketches, preparation for the...

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