The Titan (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Theodore Dreiser
- First Published: 1914
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: 1890’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Chicago, Adultery, Trains, Business or business people, Wealth, Railroads, Finance, Transportation
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Places Discussed
*Chicago. Dreiser loved and admired Chicago. He wrote about it in many of his novels, including Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925). The Titan presents a vivid, accurate picture of urban life in America at the turn of the twentieth century, when horses provided almost all the city’s transportation, and there were no automobiles, buses, telephones, radios, phonographs, refrigerators, air-conditioning, or other amenities that are now taken for granted. All entertainments were live; social life centered around private homes....
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