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The house of mirth

By Edith Wharton , Martha Banta

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1994
ISBN
0192835793, 9780192835796
Google Books ID
LhE-PgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL7384153M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
702 kB (718542 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Since its publication in 1905 The House of Mirth has commanded attention for the sharpness of Wharton's observations and the power of her style. A lucid, disturbing analysis of the stifling limitations imposed upon women of her generation, Wharton's tale of Lily Bart's search for a husband of position in New York Society, and betrayal of her own heart, transformed the traditional novel of manners into an arrestingly modern document of cultural anthropology. With incisive contemporary analysis, the introduction by a leading scholar of American literature updates this increasingly important work.

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