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Theodore Dreiser (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
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Dreiser looms as an important figure in pre-1920 American literature because his controversial novels contained powerful messages, and because he stood firmly against attempts by censors to ban his views. Dreiser broke with the literary traditions of the early 1900’s, writing realistic fiction in which his characters often violate society’s code of moral behavior but are not always punished for their transgressions. His battles over censorship began with Sister Carrie (1900), reached a crescendo with The “Genius” (1915), and continued...
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