Edith Wharton was one of America's most popular and prolific writers, becoming the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921. In a publishing career spanning seven decades, Wharton lived and wrote through a period of tremendous social, cultural and historical change. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical…mehr
Edith Wharton was one of America's most popular and prolific writers, becoming the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921. In a publishing career spanning seven decades, Wharton lived and wrote through a period of tremendous social, cultural and historical change. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical receptions, book and publishing history, arts and aesthetics, social designs, time and place, and literary milieux. These sections provide a broad and accessible resource for students coming to Wharton for the first time while offering scholars new critical insights.
List of illustrations Notes on contributors List of abbreviations Preface Part I. Life and Works: 1. Edith Wharton: contextual revisions Laura Rattray 2. Chronology: Wharton in cultural and historical context Pamela Knights and Laura Rattray 3. Biography Melanie Dawson 4. Composition and publication Sharon Kehl Califano 5. Portraits of Wharton Susan Goodman Part II. Critical Receptions: 6. Contemporary reviews 1877-1938 Heidi M. Kunz 7. Obituaries Linda De Roche 8. 'Justice' to Edith Wharton?: The early critical responses Melissa M. Pennell 9. Modern critical receptions Jessica Schubert McCarthy Part III. Book and Publishing History: 10. Wharton and her editors Sharon Shaloo 11. Selling Wharton Gary Totten 12. Serialization Elsa Nettels 13. Short story markets Bonnie Shannon McMullen Part IV. Arts and Aesthetics: 14. Stage adaptations of Wharton's fiction John Dennis Anderson 15. Wharton's writings on screen Anne-Marie Evans 16. Visual arts Emily J. Orlando 17. Architecture Cecilia Macheski 18. Interior and garden design Helena Chance 19. Images of Wharton Katherine Joslin Part V. Social Designs: 20. The marriage market Pamela Knights 21. Leisured lives Maureen E. Montgomery 22. Wharton and gender Linda Wagner-Martin 23. Race and imperialism Margaret Toth 24. Social transitions Adam Jabbur Part VI. Time and Place: 25. Wharton and France William Blazek 26. Wharton and Italy Robin Peel 27. Wharton and World War I Julie Olin-Ammentorp 28. The 1920s Gail D. Sinclair 29. Wharton and the Great Depression Carol J. Singley Part VII. Literary Milieux: 30. Literary influences Judith P. Saunders 31. Wharton and the American romantics Linda Costanzo Cahir 32. The novel of manners Cecilia Macheski 33. Naturalism Donna Campbell 34. Modernism Jennifer Haytock Further reading Index.
List of illustrations Notes on contributors List of abbreviations Preface Part I. Life and Works: 1. Edith Wharton: contextual revisions Laura Rattray 2. Chronology: Wharton in cultural and historical context Pamela Knights and Laura Rattray 3. Biography Melanie Dawson 4. Composition and publication Sharon Kehl Califano 5. Portraits of Wharton Susan Goodman Part II. Critical Receptions: 6. Contemporary reviews 1877-1938 Heidi M. Kunz 7. Obituaries Linda De Roche 8. 'Justice' to Edith Wharton?: The early critical responses Melissa M. Pennell 9. Modern critical receptions Jessica Schubert McCarthy Part III. Book and Publishing History: 10. Wharton and her editors Sharon Shaloo 11. Selling Wharton Gary Totten 12. Serialization Elsa Nettels 13. Short story markets Bonnie Shannon McMullen Part IV. Arts and Aesthetics: 14. Stage adaptations of Wharton's fiction John Dennis Anderson 15. Wharton's writings on screen Anne-Marie Evans 16. Visual arts Emily J. Orlando 17. Architecture Cecilia Macheski 18. Interior and garden design Helena Chance 19. Images of Wharton Katherine Joslin Part V. Social Designs: 20. The marriage market Pamela Knights 21. Leisured lives Maureen E. Montgomery 22. Wharton and gender Linda Wagner-Martin 23. Race and imperialism Margaret Toth 24. Social transitions Adam Jabbur Part VI. Time and Place: 25. Wharton and France William Blazek 26. Wharton and Italy Robin Peel 27. Wharton and World War I Julie Olin-Ammentorp 28. The 1920s Gail D. Sinclair 29. Wharton and the Great Depression Carol J. Singley Part VII. Literary Milieux: 30. Literary influences Judith P. Saunders 31. Wharton and the American romantics Linda Costanzo Cahir 32. The novel of manners Cecilia Macheski 33. Naturalism Donna Campbell 34. Modernism Jennifer Haytock Further reading Index.
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