Dreiser on the Web

by Roger W. Smith

8. Study Guides/Teaching Aids

Campbell, Donna M. “American Literature Sites.”

http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/enl310/sites.htm . This page provides helpful links to various American literature sites.

———. “Naturalism in American Literature.” Literary Movements.

http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/enl413/natural.htm .

———. “Selected Short Bibliography on American Literary Naturalism.”

http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/enl413/natbib.htm .

———. “Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945).”

http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/engl462/Dreiser.htm . Contains annotated links to biographies, bibliographies, electronic texts, and related information.

“C-SPAN American Writers: Theodore Dreiser.”

http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/Dreiser.asp . Contains video clips of Dreiser program from C-SPAN American Writers series, originally broadcast in 2001.

Hutchisson, James M., and James L. W. West III. “Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945).”

http://college.hmco.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/modern/dreiser_th.html . Textbook site for The Heath Anthology of American Literature, 4th edition. Provides an introduction to Dreiser and the circumstances under which his short story “Typhoon” was written.

———. “Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945).” Heath Anthology of American Literature Online Instructor’s Guide.

http://college.hmco.com/english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/dreiser.html . Provides classroom issues and strategies for teaching Dreiser’s short story “Typhoon,” which was published in its original form (as Dreiser intended it) in The Heath Anthology of American Literature, 4th edition.

Liukkonen, Petri. “Theodore Dreiser 1871–1945.”

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/dreiser.htm . Brief introduction to Dreiser’s life and impact as a writer. Includes suggestions for further reading.

“Naturalism.”

http://www.unc.edu/courses/pre2000fall/eng81br1/natur.html . A brief discussion of naturalism in Crane, Norris, and Dreiser.

Smydra, David. “Theodore Dreiser: Selected Criticism.”

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/enam854_01/dreiser.html .

“Theodore Dreiser.” Indiana Historical Society.

http://www.indianahistory.org/heritage/dreiser.html . A biographical sketch of Dreiser.

“Theodore Dreiser.” Spartacus Educational.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jdreiser.htm . A brief summary of Dreiser’s life and career with helpful links to information about individuals and events in Dreiser’s life.