Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905) is a sharp and satirical, but also sensitive and tragic analysis of a young, single woman trying to find her place in a materialistic and unforgiving society. The House of Mirth offers a fascinating insight...
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Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905) is a sharp and satirical, but also sensitive and tragic analysis of a young, single woman trying to find her place in a materialistic and unforgiving society. The House of Mirth offers a fascinating insight into the culture of the time and, as suggested by the success of recent film adaptations, it is also an enduring tale of love, ambition and social pressures still relevant today.Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The House of Mirth and seeking not only a guide
Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes and references; Introduction; 1: Text and contexts; The text; The author: Edith Wharton (1862-1937); Literary contexts; 2: Critical history; Early critical responses; Contemporary reviews; Wharton's correspondence about The House of Mirth; Thefirst critics; R.W B.Lewis,Cynthia Griffin Wolff: the pioneers; The radicalisation of Wharton criticism; Specialist studies; New directions: the uncollected works and the library catalogue; 3: Critical readings; Introduction
'Beyond the Page: Visual Literacy and the Interpretation of Lily Bart''Is Lily Gay?'; 'The House of Mirth: Genred Locations'; ' "Seeing a Disfigurement": Reading the Gothic in The House of Mirth'; ' "Hypertexts" and the City: The House of Mirth at the Millennium'; 4: Performance/adaptation; Introduction; Edith Wharton: transplanting Lily; 'Les Metteurs en Scène' and The Glimpses of the Moon; 'The Introducers'; The House of Mirth on stage; The House of Mirth on screen; 5: Further reading and web resources; Further reading; Web resources; Index;
