〈영어로 읽는 고전 _ 시어도어 드라이저의 타이탄〉
타이탄(The Titan)은 테오도르 드라이저(Theodore Dreiser)의 욕망 3부작 중 금융가(The Financier)에 이어 금욕주의(The Stoic)에 이은 두 번째 소설로 1914년에 출판되었다.
"The Titan"에서 Dreiser는 "The Financier"에 소개된 야심찬 금융가인 Frank Cowperwood의 이야기를 이어간다. 19세기 후반 미국을 배경으로 한 이 소설은 Cowperwood가 비즈니스와 금융 세계에서 계속해서 권력과 영향력을 키우는 과정을 다루고 있다. 자신의 제국을 확장하고 금융 시장의 복잡성을 탐색하면서 Cowperwood는 정치적 반대와 개인적 갈등을 포함한 새로운 도전과 적에 직면하게 된다.
"타이탄"은 부, 권력, 야망, 돈의 부패한 영향력과 같은 주제를 다루고 있다. "The Financier"와 마찬가지로 "The Titan"은 미국 문학의 고전이자 Dreiser의 작품에서 중요한 작품이다.
〈A classic read in English_ The Titan by Theodore Dreiser 〉
The Titan is the second novel in Theodore Dreiser's Desire Trilogy, following The Financier and The Stoic, and was published in 1914.
In "The Titan," Dreiser continues the story of Frank Cowperwood, an ambitious financier introduced in "The Financier." Set in late 19th-century America, the novel follows Cowperwood as he continues to grow in power and influence in the world of business and finance. As he expands his own empire and navigates the complexities of financial markets, Cowperwood faces new challenges and enemies, including political opposition and personal conflicts.
“Titans” deals with themes of wealth, power, ambition and the corrupting influence of money. Like "The Financier," "The Titan" is a classic of American literature and an important work in Dreiser's oeuvre.
Summary
When Frank Algernon Cowperwood emerged from the Eastern District Penitentiary in Philadelphia he realized that the old life he had lived in that city since boyhood was ended. His youth was gone, and with it had been lost the great business prospects of his earlier manhood. He must begin again.
It would be useless to repeat how a second panic following upon a tremendous failure?that of Jay Cooke & Co.?had placed a second fortune in his hands. This restored wealth softened him in some degree. Fate seemed to have his personal welfare in charge.
