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November 9, 2000

Sister Carrie in the 21st Century

As part of a three-day symposium on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Joseph Epstein summarized… read more

As part of a three-day symposium on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Joseph Epstein summarized and analyzed the novel and its author. He speculated on the writing styles of novelists in the future.

James West is president of the International Dreiser Society. There was no question-and-answer period. close

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Joseph I. Epstein Editor (Former) American Scholar, The
Paul Mosher Director University of Pennsylvania->Libraries

James West III

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University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania

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Program ID:: 165641-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:: Aug 18, 2001 | 5:27pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Dec 28, 2001 | 2:49pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Aug 18, 2001 | 5:27pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 20, 2001 | 4:29am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 21, 2001 | 4:46am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 24, 2001 | 12:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 25, 2001 | 2:44am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Dec 28, 2001 | 2:49pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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