Edith Wharton in Context
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Edith Wharton in Context

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Edith Wharton in Context

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. EDITH WHARTON IN CONTEXT
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Preface
  10. PART I: Life and Works
  11. PART II: Critical Receptions
  12. PART III: Book and Publishing History
  13. PART IV: Arts and Aesthetics
  14. PART V: Social Designs
  15. PART VI: Time and Place
  16. PART VII: Literary Milieux
  17. Further Reading
  18. Index