House of Mirth

Name: House of Mirth
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ISBN: 9780312062347

ISBN-10: 0312062346

ISBN-13: 9780312062347

Edition: 1994

Authors: Edith Wharton, Shari Benstock

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Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary critical perspectives, such as gender criticism and cultural studies. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction (with bibliography) to the history, principles, and practice of its critical perspective. Every volume also surveys the biographical,…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 11/15/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.61" wide x 8.31" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



About the Series


About This Volume



The House of Mirth: The Complete Text


Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts


The Complete Text [1905 Scribner's Edition]



The House of Mirth: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism


A Critical History of The House of Mirth


Cultural Criticism and The House of Mirth


What Is Cultural Criticism?


Cultual Criticism: A Selecterd Bibliography


A Cultural Perspective:


Lillian S. Robinson, The Traffic in Women: A Cultural Critique of The House of Mirth


Marxist Criticism and The House of Mirth


What Is Marxist Criticism?


Marxist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography


A Marxist Perspective:


Wai-Chee Dimock, Debasing Exchange: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth


Feminist Criticism and The House of Mirth


What Is Feminist Criticism?


Feminist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography


A Feminist Perspective:


Frances L. Restuccia, The Name of the Lily: Edith Wharton's Feminism(s)


Deconstruction and The House of Mirth


What Is Deconstruction?


Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography


A Deconstructionist Perspective:


Margot Norris, Death by Speculation: Deconstructing The House of Mirth


Psychoanalytic Criticism and The House of Mirth


What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?


Psychoanalytic Criticism: A Selected Bibliography


A Psychoanalytic Perspective:


Ellie Ragland Sullivan, The Daughter's Dilemma: Psychoanalytic Interpretation and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth


Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms


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