Ethan Frome Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism
Edith WhartonPublished1995
Pages186
Formatpaperback
PublisherW.W. Norton
Synopsis
It is fully annotated for undergraduate readers.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" includes a rich selection of materials, somepreviously unavailable, for the study of contemporary psychological,social, and economic issues, as well as Wharton's privatecorrespondence and writings and biographical accounts of the author.
Arranged under two headings, "Criticism" reveals Ethan Frome's impact asboth a literary work and a social commentary."Contemporary Reviews" consists of eight prominent assessments of EthanFrome, including reviews from the New York Times Book Review, Outlook,The Nation, the Saturday Review, and those penned by Frederic TaberCooper and Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, among others. "Modern Criticism" (1956-1991) includes seven interpretations of thenovella by Lionel Trilling, Elizabeth Ammons, Judith Fryer, Jean FrantzBlackall, Lev Raphael, Candace Waid, and Cynthia Griffin Wolff.
A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are also included.
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About Edith Wharton
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Edith Wharton
1862–1937
Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and designer. *The Age of Innocence* (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke fluent French as well as several other languages and many of her books were published in both French and English. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Wharton
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