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Edith Wharton in Context

By Laura Rattray

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781107306370, 9781107010192
LCC
PS3545.H16 Z6453 2012
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6182589 bytes)
Series
Literature in Context Ser.
Pages
424\424
Time added
2023-08-04 06:46:11
-- 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.; LITEdithWharton

Description

Edith Wharton was one of America's most popular and prolific writers, becoming the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921. In a publishing career spanning seven decades, Wharton lived and wrote through a period of tremendous social, cultural and historical change. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical receptions, book and publishing history, arts and aesthetics, social designs, time and place, and literary milieux. These sections provide a broad and accessible resource for students coming to Wharton for the first time while offering scholars new critical insights.

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