| House of Mirth Contributor(s): Beer, Janet (Author), Knights, Pamela (Author), Nolan, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415350107 ISBN-13: 9780415350105 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2007036115 |
| Series: Routledge Guides to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.6 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905) is a sharp and satirical, but also sensitive and tragic analysis of a young, single woman trying to find her place in a materialistic and unforgiving society. The House of Mirth offers a fascinating insight into the culture of the time and, as suggested by the success of recent film adaptations, it is also an enduring tale of love, ambition and social pressures still relevant today. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The House of Mirth and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Wharton's text. |