Edith Wharton the Dover Reader

Informationen zum Autor Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist! short story writer! and designer. Nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature! she received the Pulitzer Prize for The Age of Innocence in 1921. Wharton drew upon her privileged social position to create witty and psychologically insightful novels and short stories. Klappentext Well-rounded introduction to the illustrious author features the complete text of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel! The Age of Innocence! plus excerpts from The Decoration of Houses! short stories! and poems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: i. Introduction - ii. Nonfiction - Excerpts from The Decoration of Houses* Introduction * The Historical Tradition * Rooms in General* Doors * The Drawing Room! Boudoir! and Morning Room * Bric a Braciii. Short Stories* Xingu * The Other Two * The Lady's Maid's Bell * The Choice iv. Poetry * The Last Giustiniani * Life * With the Tide* An Autumn Sunset * The Sonnet * Patience * The Mortal Lease* Euryalus * Vesalius In Zanteiv. Novella - Ethan Frome v. Novel - The Age of Innocence

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• Autori: Edith Wharton
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.02.2015
• EAN: 9780486791210
• ISBN: 978-0-486-79121-0
• Pagine: 512
• Serie: Dover Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions; Thrift Editions
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese