Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth/The Custom of the Country/The Age of Innocence by Stuart Hutchinson

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Edith Wharton's three New York novels are central to her reputation as a major woman novelist. Beginning with Wharton's own comments on the novels, he moves on to the contemporary responses of Henry James and challenging reviews such as Katherine Mansfield's, before turning to stimulating critical writing from later perspectives.

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Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth/The Custom of the Country/The Age of Innocence by Stuart Hutchinson

Edith Wharton's three New York novels are central to her reputation as a major woman novelist. Beginning with Wharton's own comments on the novels, he moves on to the contemporary responses of Henry James and challenging reviews such as Katherine Mansfield's, before turning to stimulating critical writing from later perspectives.
'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give the students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading
STUART HUTCHINSON is Senior Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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ISBN 13 9781840460230
ISBN 10 1840460237
Title Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth/The Custom of the Country/The Age of Innocence
Author Stuart Hutchinson
Series Readers' Guides To Essential Criticism
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 1998-10-01
Number of pages 155
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