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The awakening
Kate Chopin
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An edition of The Awakening (1899)

The awakening

complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.58 ·
  • 31 Ratings
  • 324 Want to read
  • 16 Currently reading
  • 48 Have read

The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

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Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
343

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Subjects
Adultery, American literature, Classic Literature, Criticism and interpretation, feminist fiction, feminist literature, Fiction, History, Interpersonal attraction, Interpersonal relations, literary fiction, Louisiana Creoles, Man-woman relationships, manners and customs, Marriage, Married people, Married women, Modern Literature, Psychological fiction, Psychology, Romance fiction, Self-actualization (Psychology), Short Stories, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Women, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
People
Kate Chopin (1851-1904), Kate Chopin (1850-1904), Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Etienne Pontellier, Raoul Pontellier, Madame Aline Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Mariequita, Adèle Ratignolle, Alphonse Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Farival twins, Monsieur Farival, Beaudelet, Madame Antoine, Toni Antoine, Old Celestine, Ellen Joe, Doctor Mandelet, Alcée Arobin, Mrs. Highcamp, James Highcamp, Mrs. Merriman, Miss Mayblunt, Gouvernail, Madame Pontellier
Places
New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, New Orleans, Grand Isle, Chênière Caminada, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, New York City
Times
The end of the 19th century, 19th century

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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Series
Case studies in contemporary criticism

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.4
Library of Congress
PS1294.C63 A6435 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 343 p. ;
Number of pages
343

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OL1749953M
ISBN 10
0312089848
LCCN
92072222
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1663933
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963142
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