Dreiser And The Land Of The Free: A Novel Of Facts
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First English edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Poor. Jacket: Chipped and worn with significant fading, staining, and edge damage. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Unknown from image. Binding: Appears intact but aged. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of biographical literature, Dreiser and the Land of the Free chronicles the life and creative vision of Theodore Dreiser, one of America's most controversial and influential literary figures. Dorothy Dudley presents a richly detailed novel of facts, weaving together personal memoir, cultural criticism, and social history to illuminate the man behind such towering American novels as Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy. Written with intimate authority — Dudley knew Dreiser personally — the narrative uncovers the turbulent forces of American society that shaped his work and his relentless pursuit of artistic truth. The book stands as both a portrait of a singular genius and a vivid document of the early twentieth-century American literary scene, arguing persuasively that Dreiser's struggle against censorship and convention mirrored the broader conflict between artistic freedom and social conformity.
Author: Dorothy Dudley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1933, Wishart & Company
Genre: Biography
Edition: First English edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Poor. Jacket: Chipped and worn with significant fading, staining, and edge damage. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Unknown from image. Binding: Appears intact but aged. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of biographical literature, Dreiser and the Land of the Free chronicles the life and creative vision of Theodore Dreiser, one of America's most controversial and influential literary figures. Dorothy Dudley presents a richly detailed novel of facts, weaving together personal memoir, cultural criticism, and social history to illuminate the man behind such towering American novels as Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy. Written with intimate authority — Dudley knew Dreiser personally — the narrative uncovers the turbulent forces of American society that shaped his work and his relentless pursuit of artistic truth. The book stands as both a portrait of a singular genius and a vivid document of the early twentieth-century American literary scene, arguing persuasively that Dreiser's struggle against censorship and convention mirrored the broader conflict between artistic freedom and social conformity.