The Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton
Part of Cambridge Introductions to Literature
- Author: Pamela Knights, University of Durham
- Date Published: March 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521687195
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Born in New York into a world of wealth and privilege, and writing with unique insight into the lives of the rich and fashionable, Edith Wharton was a best-seller in her time, and is now, again, one of the most widely read American authors. This book provides an accessible and stimulating introduction to Wharton's life and writings, to help map her work for new readers, and to encourage more detailed exploration of her texts and contexts. Suggesting a range of perspectives on her most famous novels - The House of Mirth (1905), Ethan Frome (1911), The Custom of the Country (1913) and The Age of Innocence (1920) - it stimulates fresh lines of inquiry, examining these alongside other writings that are now attracting lively critical interest. With its clear structure, illustrations, and guide to further study, this book will form the ideal starting-point for students and for general readers.
Read more- Offers new readers a sense of Wharton's scope and range
- Opens up new perspectives on widely read texts
- Includes up-to-date assessment of the latest published scholarship on Wharton
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'For anyone coming to Edith Wharton's works for the first time, this will prove an invaluable guide.' Contemporary Review
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- Date Published: March 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521687195
- length: 170 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 8 mm
- weight: 0.29kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Life
2. Contexts
3. Works
4. Critical reception
Guide to further reading
Index.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Great Writers
- Major Authors: Edith Wharton
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