The Cambridge Companion to Edith Wharton (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521485134 ISBN 13: 9780521485135

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This volume of essays offers fresh examinations of Wharton's fiction designed both to engage the interest of the student or general reader encountering Wharton for the first time, and to be valuable to advanced scholars looking for new insights into her creative achievement. Written by a mix of established commentators on Wharton and newer scholars in the field, the essays cover Wharton's most important novels as well as some of her shorter fiction. The Introduction supplies a valuable review of the history of Wharton criticism; a detailed chronology of her life and publications and a useful bibliography of important books for further reading are also provided.

About this title

Book Description:

Written by established commentators as well as newer scholars, this volume of essays offers fresh examinations of Wharton's fiction. It is geared to the interests of the student or general reader encountering the author for the first time as well as advanced scholars looking for new insights.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521485134
• ISBN 13: 9780521485135
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Bell Millicent