德莱赛与他的美国悲剧.pptVIP

Theodore Dreiser德莱塞 美国20世纪文坛之魂 Life Major works Theme Writing style Literary reputation Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Born 1871-08-27,Indiana Died 1945-12-28,Hollywood Occupation Novelist Squaw Sara White Parents Sarah and John Paul Dreiser Life Dreiser came from a strict Catholic family. His father- John Paul Dreiser was a German immigrant from Mayen, and mother-Sarah was from the Mennonite farming , she was disowned for marrying John and converting to Roman Catholicism. Dreiser was born in Terre Haute Indiana Theodore was the twelfth of thirteen children (the ninth of the ten surviving). Their perennial（常年的）poverty forced frequent moves between small Indiana towns and Chicago in search of a lower cost of living. 1887 He went to Chicago alone . From 1889 to 1890, Theodore attended Indiana University before dropping out. 1894 He arrived in New York ,where he worked for several newspapers and magazines. 在这里目睹了一边是花天酒地，一边是赤贫如洗的强烈对比，亲眼看到穷人如何受鄙视，伪善如何畅行无阻。因此他执意要对他所目睹的现状进行道德评价。 After proposing in 1893, he married Sara White on December 28, 1898. They ultimately separated in 1909, partly as a result of Dreiser‘s infatuation with Thelma Cudlipp, the teenage daughter of a work colleague, but were never formally divorced. 1895 He began to create . In 1919 Dreiser met his cousin Helen Richardson with whom he began an affair with sado-masochistic |sedo‘m?s?kizm| elements. They eventually married on 13 June 1944. 1927 He visited The Soviet Union. 1941被选为美国作家协会主席 1944获美国文学艺术学会荣誉奖 July,1945. 加入美国共产党 He died Dec. 28, 1945,?Hollywood, California. Major works Sister Carrie 1900 《嘉莉妹妹》 Jennie Gerhardt 1911 《珍妮姑娘》 Financial 1912 《金融家》 The Titan 1914 《巨人》 The “Genius” 1915 《天才 》 An American Tragedy 1925 《美国悲剧》 The Stoic 1947 《斯多葛》 《欲望三部曲》 《德莱塞访苏印象记》 （1928） 政论集:《悲剧的美国》（1931） 短篇小说集:《自由》（1918） 《锁链》（1927）