The Awakening (1899) NOVEL by Kate Chopin (Original Version) - Softcover

Chopin, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530846633 ISBN 13: 9781530846634

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the confines of her domestic situation. Aside from its unusually frank treatment of a then-controversial subject, the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities. Edmund Wilson characterized it as a work "quite uninhibited and beautifully written, which anticipates D. H. Lawrence in its treatment of infidelity." Although the theme of marital infidelity no longer shocks, few novels have plumbed the psychology of a woman involved in an illicit relationship with the perception, artistry, and honesty that Kate Chopin brought to The Awakening

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About the Author

Kate Chopin was an American author whose works include two novels and nearly one hundred short stories. Chopin s close relationships with her female relativesher mother, grandmother, and great-grandmotherprovided inspiration for her strong female characters. Although some of her works were controversial at the time of publication, Chopin is now considered to have been ahead of her time and a precursor to the wave of feminist writing in the twentieth century. Chopin s most notable works include The Awakening, At Fault, and the short story Desiree s Baby, which explores race relations in antebellum Louisiana. Chopin died in 1904.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530846633
• ISBN 13: 9781530846634
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86