Edith Wharton in Context

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511845659

Edith 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.

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Edith Wharton in Context - Half title page
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Edith Wharton in Context - Title page
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- By Laura Rattray
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xvi
- By John Dennis Anderson, William Blazek, Linda Costanzo Cahir, Sharon Kehl Califano, Donna Campbell, Helena Chance, Melanie Dawson, Linda De Roche, Anne-Marie Evans, Susan Goodman, Jennifer Haytock, Adam Jabbur, Katherine Joslin, Pamela Knights, Heidi M. Kunz, Jessica Schubert McCarthy, Bonnie Shannon McMullen, Cecilia Macheski, Maureen E. Montgomery, Elsa Nettels, Julie Olin-Ammentorp, Emily J. Orlando, Robin Peel, Melissa M. Pennell, Laura Rattray, Judith P. Saunders, Sharon Shaloo, Gail D. Sinclair, Carol J. Singley, Margaret Toth, Gary Totten, Linda Wagner-Martin
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Abbreviations
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Preface
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Part I - Life and Works
pp 1-70
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Chapter 1 - Edith Wharton:
pp 3-21
Contextual Revisions
- By Laura Rattray
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Chapter 2 - Chronology:
pp 22-40
Wharton in Cultural and Historical Context
- By Pamela Knights, Laura Rattray
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Chapter 3 - Biography
pp 41-51
- By Melanie Dawson
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Chapter 4 - Composition and Publication
pp 52-60
- By Sharon Kehl Califano
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Chapter 5 - Portraits of Wharton
pp 61-70
- By Susan Goodman
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Part II - Critical Receptions
pp 71-114
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Chapter 6 - Contemporary Reviews, 1877–1938
pp 73-82
- By Heidi M. Kunz
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Chapter 7 - Obituaries
pp 83-92
- By Linda De Roche
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Chapter 8 - “Justice” to Edith Wharton? The Early Critical Responses
pp 93-102
- By Melissa M. Pennell
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Chapter 9 - Modern Critical Receptions
pp 103-114
- By Jessica Schubert McCarthy
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Part III - Book and Publishing History
pp 115-154
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Chapter 10 - Wharton and Her Editors
pp 117-126
- By Sharon Shaloo
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Chapter 11 - Selling Wharton
pp 127-136
- By Gary Totten
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Chapter 12 - Serialization
pp 137-145
- By Elsa Nettels
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Chapter 13 - Short Story Markets
pp 146-154
- By Bonnie Shannon McMullen
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Part IV - Arts and Aesthetics
pp 155-220
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Chapter 14 - Stage Adaptations of Wharton’s Fiction
pp 157-166
- By John Dennis Anderson
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Chapter 15 - Wharton’s Writings on Screen
pp 167-176
- By Anne-Marie Evans
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Chapter 16 - Visual Arts
pp 177-188
- By Emily J. Orlando
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Chapter 17 - Architecture
pp 189-198
- By Cecilia Macheski
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Chapter 18 - Interior and Garden Design
pp 199-208
- By Helena Chance
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