Edith Wharton's the House of Mirth: A Casebook - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0195156021 ISBN 13: 9780195156027

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Edith Wharton is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most important American writers.The House of Mirth not only initiated three decades of Wharton's popular and critical acclaim, it helped move women's literature into a new place of achievement and prominence.The House of Mirth is perhaps Wharton's best-known and most frequently read novel, and scholars and teachers consider it an essential introduction to Wharton and her work. This casebook collects critical essays addressing a broad spectrum of topics and utilizing a range of critical and theoretical approaches. It also includes Wharton's introduction to the 1936 edition of the novel and her discussion of the composition of the novel from her autobiography.

Also available: A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton, edited by Carol J. Singley, ISBN 0-19-513591-1.

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L'autore:

Carol J. Singley is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden. She is a past president of the Edith Wharton Society and editor ofA Historical Guide to Edith Wharton.

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0195156021
• ISBN 13: 9780195156027
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 337
• Redattore: Singley Carol J.