Free Download Art, Music, and Literature, 1897-1902 by Theodore Dreiser, edited by Yoshinobu Hakutani
English | March 14, 2001 | ISBN: 025202625X, 0252073983 | True EPUB | 336 pages | 15.4 MB
Dreiser’s captivating portraits of turn-of-the-century America’s famous figures
In this volume, liberally seasoned with period illustrations, Yoshinobu Hakutani has collected and annotated a rich selection of Theodore Dreiser’s pre-fame writings on the cultural milieu of his day.
In these brief essays, Dreiser sallies into the vibrant world of creative work in turn-of-the-century America. He inspects the eccentric and revealing paraphernalia of artists’ studios, probes the work habits of writers, and goes behind the scenes in the popular song-writing business, where this week’s celebrity is next week’s has-been. He profiles famous figures and introduces numerous women artists, novelists, and musicians, including the prolific and tireless Amelia Barr (mother of fourteen children and author of thirty-two novels), the illustrator Alice B. Stephens, and the opera singer Lillian Nordica. Hakutani’s notes provide biographical detail on dozens of now-obscure individuals mentioned by Dreiser.