Bringing together leading Wharton scholars from Europe, and North America, this volume offers the first ever collection of essays on Edith Wharton's 1913 tour de force, The Custom of the Country.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Laura Rattray
EAN: 9781851962242
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 453 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-01-01
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GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, English, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
'Rattray's landmark volume of contributed original essays is the first full-length study of Wharton's 1913 'great American novel'.' American Literary Scholarship 'The writing of all the essays is clear, the arguments cogent, the research standards high. Rattray's Reassessment is a credit to the series.' The European Legacy