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The Age Of Innocence, Art Edition Jacket
Wharton, Edith

The Age Of Innocence, Art Edition Jacket

Scribner (Dec 01, 1993)
9780684197197
| Hardcover
384 pages | 145 x 221 mm | English
$ 20.00 | Value: $ 20.00
Dewey F WHA
LC Classification PS3545.H16 .A7 2004

Genre

  • Fiction

Subject

  • Marriage - Fiction. - New York (State)
  • New York (N.Y.) - Fiction
  • Upper Class - Fiction. - New York (State)

Plot

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.