A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton
A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton by Carol J. Singley, published by Oxford University Press in 2003, is a New Edition comprising 302 pages in English. This book explores the life and work of Edith Wharton, a significant figure in American literature, who navigated the complexities of her time as both a sentimental lady writer and a modern professional author. It examines her unique position at the intersection of Victorian and modern sensibilities, highlighting her reflections on American society during a period marked by social and economic transformation.
Readers will find a collection of essays that provide historical contexts to better understand Wharton’s contributions to literature. The volume delves into themes such as Darwinism, urbanization, capitalism, feminism, and the impact of world events on her writing. By situating Wharton within her historical framework, this guide enhances the appreciation of her novels and her role as a chronicler of her era. The essays also expand on her reputation as a novelist of manners, showcasing her engagement with the pressing issues of her day.
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Edith Wharton, arguably the most important American female novelist, stands at a particular historical crossroads between sentimental lady writer and modern professional author. Her ability to cope with this collision of Victorian and modern sensibilities makes her work especially interesting. Wharton also writes of American subjects at a time of great social and economic change-Darwinism, urbanization, capitalism, feminism, world war, and eugenics. She not only chronicles these changes in memorable detail, she sets them in perspective through her prodigious knowledge of history, philosophy, and religion. A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton provides scholarly and general readers with historical contexts that illuminate Wharton’s life and writing in new, exciting ways. Essays in the volume expand our sense of Wharton as a novelist of manners and demonstrate her engagement with issues of her day.
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