CliffsNotes on Wharton's The House of Mirth by Bruce Edward Walker

CliffsNotes on Wharton's The House of Mirth by Bruce Edward Walker

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CliffsNotes on The House of Mirth takes you into the waning years of the Gilded Age and the moral bankruptcy of New York City's elite class. Edith Wharton's story of a woman--whose beauty causes men to desire to possess her and women to be jealous of her--reflects the complicated struggle of the individual against the social strictures of a powerful, and triumphant, moneyed class.

This concise supplement to the satirically critical The House of Mirth, helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Features that help you study include

• Chapter-by-chapter summaries and commentaries
• A character map that outline key characteristics and relationships
• Insightful character analyses
• A critical essay about the opulence and emptiness of the Gilded Age
• A review section that tests your knowledge

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About the Author Bruce Walker is adjunct professor of literature and technical writing at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit. MI. He earned a B.A. in English from Michigan State University in 1985. He is a contributing editor to Gale Group's Literary Criticism Series, from 1985-2000. He was also an editor and a publisher of Detroit Athletic Club magazine, DAC News, from 1992-96. Bruce currently edits Ford Motor Company's Customer Relationship Management Web sites for J. Walter Thompson Advertising in Detroit, MI.

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ISBN 13	9780764537165
ISBN 10	0764537164
Title	CliffsNotes on Wharton's The House of Mirth
Author	Bruce Edward Walker
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Year published	2003-04-25
Number of pages	80
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