An edition of A feast of words (1977)

A feast of words

the triumph of Edith Wharton

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An edition of A feast of words (1977)

A feast of words

the triumph of Edith Wharton

2nd ed.

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The mystery of how a wealthy New York socialite became a major American novelist is brilliantly explored in this fascinating critical biography. To this new edition of her book, considered by many to be the most perceptive introduction to Wharton's life and work, Cynthia Griffin Wolff has added a chapter on Lily Bart and the lethal stereotypes of women in the 19th-century stage and another on the way Edith Wharton's own sensual awakening led from the frozen austerity of "Ethan Frome" to the lyricism and tempered happiness of "Summer." No one who admires Wharton's novels or enjoys the films made from them will want to be without this superb biography. -- Back cover.

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Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
Language
English
Pages
484

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Subjects

Criticism and interpretation, Women and literature, United States, History, 20th century, Wharton, edith, 1862-1937, Criticism and interpretationwharton, edith , 1862-1937, Ps3545.h16 z94, 813/.5/2

People

Edith Wharton (1862-1937)

Places

United States

Times

20th century
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Cover of: A Feast of Words
A Feast of Words: The Triumph of Edith Wharton
December 1997, Blackstone Audiobooks
Audio cassette in English - Unabridged edition
Cover of: A feast of words
A feast of words: the triumph of Edith Wharton
1995, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: A Feast of Words
A Feast of Words: The Triumph of Edith Wharton (Radcliffe Biography Series)
October 1994, Perseus Books
in English
Cover of: A feast of words
A feast of words: the triumph of Edith Wharton
1978, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: A feast of words
A feast of words: the triumph of Edith Wharton
1977, Oxford University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-470) and index.
"Published works of Edith Wharton": p. 471-474.
"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Published in
Reading, Mass
Series
Radcliffe biography series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.52
Library of Congress
PS3545.H16 Z94 1995, PS3545.H16Z94 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvii, 484 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
484

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1105365M
Internet Archive
feastofwordstriu00wolf
ISBN 10
0201409186
LCCN
94030501
OCLC/WorldCat
30894565
LibraryThing
140323
Goodreads
105975

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Work ID
OL149399W

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