{"product_id":"edith-wharton-in-context-hardback-9781107010192","title":"Edith Wharton in Context (Hardback) 9781107010192","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEdith Wharton in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis collection of essays examines the various social, cultural and historical contexts surrounding Edith Wharton's popular and prolific literary career.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Rattray (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107010192, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages, 7 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEdith Wharton was one of America's most popular and prolific writers, becoming the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921. In a publishing career spanning seven decades, Wharton lived and wrote through a period of tremendous social, cultural and historical change. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical receptions, book and publishing history, arts and aesthetics, social designs, time and place, and literary milieux. These sections provide a broad and accessible resource for students coming to Wharton for the first time while offering scholars new critical insights.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Life and Works: 1. Edith Wharton: contextual revisions Laura Rattray\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chronology: Wharton in cultural and historical context Pamela Knights and Laura Rattray\u003cbr\u003e 3. Biography Melanie Dawson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Composition and publication Sharon Kehl Califano\u003cbr\u003e 5. Portraits of Wharton Susan Goodman\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Critical Receptions: 6. Contemporary reviews 1877–1938 Heidi M. Kunz\u003cbr\u003e 7. Obituaries Linda De Roche\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Justice' to Edith Wharton?: The early critical responses Melissa M. Pennell\u003cbr\u003e 9. Modern critical receptions Jessica Schubert McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Book and Publishing History: 10. Wharton and her editors Sharon Shaloo\u003cbr\u003e 11. Selling Wharton Gary Totten\u003cbr\u003e 12. Serialization Elsa Nettels\u003cbr\u003e 13. Short story markets Bonnie Shannon McMullen\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Arts and Aesthetics: 14. Stage adaptations of Wharton's fiction John Dennis Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 15. Wharton's writings on screen Anne-Marie Evans\u003cbr\u003e 16. Visual arts Emily J. Orlando\u003cbr\u003e 17. Architecture Cecilia Macheski\u003cbr\u003e 18. Interior and garden design Helena Chance\u003cbr\u003e 19. Images of Wharton Katherine Joslin\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Social Designs: 20. The marriage market Pamela Knights\u003cbr\u003e 21. Leisured lives Maureen E. Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e 22. Wharton and gender Linda Wagner-Martin\u003cbr\u003e 23. Race and imperialism Margaret Toth\u003cbr\u003e 24. Social transitions Adam Jabbur\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Time and Place: 25. Wharton and France William Blazek\u003cbr\u003e 26. Wharton and Italy Robin Peel\u003cbr\u003e 27. Wharton and World War I Julie Olin-Ammentorp\u003cbr\u003e 28. The 1920s Gail D. Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e 29. Wharton and the Great Depression Carol J. Singley\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Literary Milieux: 30. Literary influences Judith P. Saunders\u003cbr\u003e 31. Wharton and the American romantics Linda Costanzo Cahir\u003cbr\u003e 32. The novel of manners Cecilia Macheski\u003cbr\u003e 33. Naturalism Donna Campbell\u003cbr\u003e 34. Modernism Jennifer Haytock\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004946370840,"sku":"9781107010192","price":91.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107010192i_daf42089-e6c5-49c5-a7a7-f730cb7a8f2a.jpg?v=1691360934","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/edith-wharton-in-context-hardback-9781107010192","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}