Sinclair Lewis: Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth (LOA #133) by Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis: Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth (LOA #133) by Sinclair Lewis

Written at the height of his powers, the three novels included in this Library of America volume continue the vigorous unmasking of the pretenses and hypocrisies of American middle-class life that Sinclair Lewis began in>Main Street and>Babbitt. The social sweep and descriptive power of Lewis's fiction earned him international recognition as a chronicler of his times, and in 1930 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first American thus honored.

In>Arrowsmith (1925), Lewis portrays the medical education and career of Martin Arrowsmith, a physician who finds his commitment to the ideals of his profession tested by the greed and opportunism he encounters in private practice, public health work, and scientific research. The novel reaches its climax as its hero faces his greatest medical and moral challenges amid a deadly outbreak of plague on a Caribbean island. Arrowsmith was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, which Lewis refused to accept.

Elmer Gantry (1927) aroused intense controversy with its brutal depiction of a hypocritical preacher in relentless pursuit of worldly pleasure and power. Through his satiric examination of evangelical religion, Lewis captures the growing cultural and political tension during the 1920s between the forces of secularism and fundamentalism. Gantry, with his glib eloquence and behind-the-scenes self-indulgence, has become an archetypal figure in American culture.

Dodsworth>(1929) follows Sam Dodsworth, a wealthy retired Midwestern automobile manufacturer, as he travels through England, France, Germany, and Italy with his increasingly restless wife, Fran. The novel intimately explores the unraveling of their marriage while pitting the proud heritage of European high culture against the rude strength of ascendant American commercialism.

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ISBN 13	9781931082082
ISBN 10	1931082081
Title	Sinclair Lewis: Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth (LOA #133)
Author	Sinclair Lewis
Series	Library Of America Sinclair Lewis Edition
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The Library of America
Year published	2002-08-26
Number of pages	1346
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