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.
Including a selection of illustrations from the original
magazine publication, which offers a unique insight to what the
contemporary reader would have seen, this volume also provides:
- an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The
House of Mirth
- a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the
text from publication to the present
- a selection of new critical essays on the The House of Mirth,
by Edie Thornton, Katherine Joslin, Janet Beer, Elizabeth Nolan,
Kathy Fedorko and Pamela Knights, providing a range of perspectives
on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches
identified in the survey section
- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to
suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
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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