Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton

Name: Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton
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ISBN: 9780521687195

ISBN-10: 0521687195

ISBN-13: 9780521687195

Edition: 2009

Authors: Pamela Knights

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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…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 170
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Pamela Knights is Senior Lecturer in English at Durham.



List of illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements


List of abbreviations



Life


Edith Wharton (1862-1937): biographical overview


Growing up in old New York: family and social contexts



Contexts


Modernity


Palimpsests


Transatlantic crossings and the expatriate literary tradition



Works


General perspectives


Turn-of-the-century writings


Mapping the modern


Culture and consciousness


Two American stories


The impact of World War I



Critical reception


Wharton's readers


Critical reputation


Legacies


Notes


Guide to further reading


Index