Bibliography

Boswell, Jeanetta. Theodore Dreiser and the Critics, 1911-1982. Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1986, 305 p.

A partially annotated bibliography of selected works by and about Dreiser.

Pizer, Donald, Richard W. Dowell, and Frederic E. Rusch. Theodore Dreiser: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1975, 515 p.

A comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Dreiser.

Criticism

Asselineau, Roger. "Theodore Dreiser's Transcendentalism." In The Transcendentalist Constant in American Literature, pp. 99-114. New York: New York University Press, 1980.

Exposes Transcendental elements in Dreiser's fiction.

Graham, D. B. "'The Cruise of the Idlewild': Dreiser's Revisions of a 'Rather Light' Story." American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 8, No. 1, (Winter 1975): 1-11.

Explores Dreiser's revision process.

Graham, Don. "Psychological Veracity in The Lost Phoebe': Dreiser's Revisions." Studies in American Fiction 6, No. 1 (Spring 1978): 100-05.

Notes changes in style, syntax, and diction that Dreiser made to his story "The Lost Phoebe" between its publication in Century in 1916 and in Free and Other Stories two years later.

Griffin, Joseph. "Dreiser's Short Stories and the Dream of Success." Etudes Anglaises 31, No. 3-4 (July-December 1978): 294-302.

Identifies short stories in which the theme of success plays a prominent role, noting that "what makes Dreiser's stories unique is that, while recognizing the lure as false, they nevertheless attest to its tremendous impact in American life."

——. "'When the Old Century Was New': An Early Dreiser Parody." Studies in Short Fiction 17, No. 3 (Summer 1980): 285-89.

Purports that the early story "When the Old Century Was New" is a social parody or satire rather than a feeble attempt at popular, romantic fiction, as many critics have assumed.

——. "Dreiser Experiments with Form: Five Stories from Chains:" English Studies in Canada 8, No. 2 (June 1982): 174-86.

Documents the use of experimental narrative devices in five of Dreiser's short stories found in the collection Chains: "Chains," "Fulfillment," "The Shadow," "The Hand," and "The Victor."

——. "'Butcher Rogaum's Door': Dreiser's Early Tale of New York." American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 17, No. 1 (Spring 1984): 24-31.

Discusses "Butcher Rogaum's Door" as an experimental work within the context of Dreiser's first "Maumee" stories.

——. The Small Canvas: An Introduction to Dreiser's Short Stories. Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1985, 172 p.

Comprehensive overview of Dreiser's short fiction.

Hakutani, Yoshinobu. Young Dreiser: A Critical Study. Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1980, 228 p.

Examination of Dreiser's early life, focusing on his youth, journalistic work, and his career as a magazine editor in an effort to demonstrate the significance of these experiences in the shaping of his early short stories and Sister Carrie.

Lingeman, Richard. "Summer on the Maumee." In Theodore Dreiser: At the Gates of the City, 1871-1907, pp. 210-20. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986.

Provides biographical and historical details regarding the composition of five short stories written by Dreiser during one summer in Maumee—"McEwen of the Shining Slave Masters," "Old Rogaum and His Theresa," "Nigger Jeff," "The World and the Bubble," and "When the Old Century Was New"—and offers plot synopses of the stories.

West, Ray B., Jr. "Fiction and Reality: The Naturalists." In The Short Story in America: 1900-1950, pp. 28-58. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1952.

Considers Dreiser's stories within the context of his brand of social Darwinism, paying particular attention to 'Typhoon" and 'The Lost Phoebe."

Additional coverage of Dreiser's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Gale Research: Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, 1865-1917; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 106, 132; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 9, 12, 102,137; Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series, Vol. 1; Discovering Authors; Discovering Authors: Canadian; Discovering Authors: Most-Studied Authors Module; Discovering Authors: Novelists Module; Major 20th-century Writers; Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 10, 18, 35; and World Literature Criticism.