Edith Wharton's the House of Mirth: A Casebook

by John T. Alexander

Book Overview

Edith Wharton is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most important American writers. The House of Mirth not only initiated three decades of Wharton's popular and critical acclaim, it helped move women's literature into a new place of achievement and prominence. The House of Mirth is perhaps Wharton's best-known and most frequently read novel, and scholars and teachers consider it an essential introduction to Wharton and her work. This casebook...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195156021
• ISBN13: 9780195156027
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 5.7"