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House Of Mirth (Routledge Guides to Literature) - Softcover

Book 34 of 48: Routledge Guides to Literature

Beer, Janet; Knights, Pamela; Nolan, Elizabeth

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9780415350105: House Of Mirth (Routledge Guides to Literature)
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ISBN 10: 0415350107 ISBN 13: 9780415350105
Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Janet Beer is Vice Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. She has published widely on North American women's writing, especially Edith Wharton and Kate Chopin.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415350107
ISBN 13 
9780415350105
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
184
Rating
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