<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.


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.

Contents
CHAPTER I. The New City
CHAPTER II. A Reconnoiter
CHAPTER III. A Chicago Evening
CHAPTER IV. Peter Laughlin & Co.
CHAPTER V. Concerning A Wife And Family
CHAPTER VI. The New Queen of the Home
CHAPTER VII. Chicago Gas
CHAPTER VIII. Now This is Fighting
CHAPTER IX. In Search of Victory
CHAPTER X. A Test
CHAPTER XI. The Fruits of Daring
CHAPTER XII. A New Retainer
CHAPTER XIII. The Die is Cast
CHAPTER XIV. Undercurrents
CHAPTER XV. A New Affection
CHAPTER XVI. A Fateful Interlude
CHAPTER XVII. An Overture to Conflict
CHAPTER XVIII. The Clash
CHAPTER XIX. “Hell Hath No Fury?”
CHAPTER XX. “Man and Superman”
CHAPTER XXI. A Matter of Tunnels
CHAPTER XXII. Street-railways at Last
CHAPTER XXIII. The Power of the Press
CHAPTER XXIV. The Coming of Stephanie Platow
CHAPTER XXV. Airs from the Orient
CHAPTER XXVI. Love and War
CHAPTER XXVII. A Financier Bewitched
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Exposure of Stephanie
CHAPTER XXIX. A Family Quarrel
CHAPTER XXX. Obstacles
CHAPTER XXXI. Untoward Disclosures
CHAPTER XXXII. A Supper Party
CHAPTER XXXIII. Mr. Lynde to the Rescue
CHAPTER XXXIV. Enter Hosmer Hand
CHAPTER XXXV. A Political Agreement
CHAPTER XXXVI. An Election Draws Near
CHAPTER XXXVII. Aileen’s Revenge
CHAPTER XXXVIII. An Hour of Defeat
CHAPTER XXXIX. The New Administration
CHAPTER XL. A Trip to Louisville
CHAPTER XLI. The Daughter of Mrs. Fleming
CHAPTER XLII. F. A. Cowperwood, Guardian
CHAPTER XLIII. The Planet Mars
CHAPTER XLIV. A Franchise Obtained
CHAPTER XLV. Changing Horizons
CHAPTER XLVI. Depths and Heights
CHAPTER XLVII. American Match
CHAPTER XLVIII. Panic
CHAPTER XLIX. Mount Olympus
CHAPTER L. A New York Mansion
CHAPTER LI. The Revival of Hattie Starr
CHAPTER LII. Behind the Arras
CHAPTER LIII. A Declaration of Love
CHAPTER LIV. Wanted?Fifty-year Franchises
CHAPTER LV. Cowperwood and the Governor
CHAPTER LVI. The Ordeal of Berenice
CHAPTER LVII. Aileen’s Last Card
CHAPTER LVIII. A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth
CHAPTER LIX. Capital and Public Rights
CHAPTER LX. The Net
CHAPTER LXI. The Cataclysm
CHAPTER LXII. The Recompense