<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 시어도어 드라이저의 12명의 남자>
"12명의 남자"는 테오도어 드라이저(Theodore Dreiser)가 쓴 단편소설 모음집으로 1919년에 출판된 이 책은 12개의 개별 이야기로 구성되어 있으며, 각각은 서로 다른 인물과 그들의 경험에 초점을 맞추고 있다.
"12명의 남자"에서 Dreiser는 다양한 계층의 다양한 등장인물을 선보이며 독자들에게 인간 본성의 복잡성을 엿볼 수 있게 해준다. 이야기는 20세기 초 미국의 급변하는 풍경 속에서 사랑, 상실, 야망, 정체성을 위한 투쟁과 같은 주제를 탐구하고 있다.
"12명의 남자"에 나오는 Dreiser의 글쓰기 스타일은 사실주의와 심리적 세부 사항에 대한 관심이 특징이다. 각 이야기는 인간의 조건에 대한 가슴 아프고 종종 생각을 자극하는 탐구를 제공하여 독자를 등장 인물의 삶으로 끌어들이고 자신의 경험과 관계에 대해 성찰하도록 유도한다.


"Twelve Men" is a collection of short stories written by Theodore Dreiser. Published in 1919, the book consists of 12 individual stories, each focusing on a different character and their experiences.
In "12 Men," Dreiser presents a diverse cast of characters from different walks of life, giving readers a glimpse into the complexities of human nature. The story explores themes such as love, loss, ambition, and the struggle for identity within the rapidly changing landscape of early 20th century America.
Dreiser's writing style in "12 Men" is characterized by realism and attention to psychological detail. Each story offers a heartbreaking and often thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, drawing readers into the characters' lives and prompting them to reflect on their own experiences and relationships.

Summary
In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different. In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert. He understood life. He knew men. He was free?spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
As one drags along through this inexplicable existence one realizes how such qualities stand out; not the pseudo freedom of strong men, financially or physically, but the real, internal, spiritual freedom, where the mind, as it were, stands up and looks at itself, faces Nature unafraid, is aware of its own weaknesses, its strengths; examines its own and the creative impulses of the universe and of men with a kindly and non-dogmatic eye, in fact kicks dogma out of doors, and yet deliberately and of choice holds fast to many, many simple and human things, and rounds out life, or would, in a natural, normal, courageous, healthy way.

Contents
Peter
A Doer of the Word
My Brother Paul
The County Doctor
Culhane, the Solid Man
A True Patriarch
De Maupassant, Junior
The Village Feudists
"Vanity, Vanity," Saith the Preacher
The Mighty Rourke
A Mayor and His People
W.L.S.