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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.
Editions of The Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780521867658
- 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.
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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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton?
Pamela Knights
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Cambridge Introduction to Edith Wharton is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780521867658) and paperback(ISBN 9780521687195)