The Age of Innocence: Complete Text with Introduction Historical Contexts, Critical Essays (New Riverside Editons) - Softcover

Buch 7 von 19: Modern Library 100 Best Novels

Wharton, Edith; Lauter, Paul; Singley, Carol J.

 
9780395980798: The Age of Innocence: Complete Text with Introduction Historical Contexts, Critical Essays (New Riverside Editons)

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Complementing the complete text of Wharton's landmark novel, this extensive volume also includes a wealth of contextual material. "Background Readings" explores the culture of 1870s New York, as depicted in the novel, as well as views on marriage and divorce at that time. In "Other Writings by Edith Wharton," the author discusses fiction writing, old New York, women, and her winning of the Pulitzer Prize. The "Critical Readings" section features essays on the novel from a wide variety of perspectives.

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Paul Lauter is the Smith Professor of Literature at Trinity College. He has served as president of the American Studies Association and is a major figure in the revision of the American literary canon.

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