| Description |
x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Historical guides to American authors
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Historical guides to American authors.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Carol J. Singley -- Edith Wharton, 1862-1937: a brief biography / Shari Benstock -- Wharton's women: in fashion, in history, out of time / Martha Banta -- Emerson, Darwin, and The custom of the country / Cecelia Tichi -- Wharton's "others": addiction and intimacy / Dale M. Bauer -- Wharton, travel, and modernity / Nancy Bentley -- Wharton and art / Eleanor Dwight -- Wharton and the age of film / Linda Costanzo Cahir -- Illustrated chronology -- Bibliographical essay: visions and revisions of Wharton / Clare Colquitt. |
| Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Knowledge and learning -- History.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. |
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History. |
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Literature and history. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Singley, Carol J., 1951-
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| ISBN |
0195135911 paperback acid-free paper |
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0195135903 acid-free paper |
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