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Chargement... Gramercy Modern Classics: Edith Wharton: Age of Innocence & Two Other Complete Works of Love, Morals, and Mannerspar Edith Wharton
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Three provocative, gorgeously written novels from one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Wharton's engaging tales of love, lust, morals and manners have captured the imaginations of millions of fans throughout the years, both through the novels and the luminous films that have been made of them. Includes: The Age of Innocence, Summer, and the novella Madame De Treymes. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I've described Wharton as a cross between a romance writer with Jane Austen: you get a lot of the interior life of the narrator (who is a young man about to marry) and through that you get commentary on the mores of the time period, and that is very Austenlike. At the same time in _Age of Innocence_, you have a lot of the same "will they, won't they?" tension that you have in romance novels. And actual kissing, which you don't have in Austen.
Why don't schools use "Summer" instead of Ethan Frome? It's the story of a 16-year-old girl's summer fling, and it deals with the topic of teen sex (none happens on the page: it's all implied except for kissing), marriage, teen pregnancy, creepy guardians, poverty, class, and abortion. In terms of the anthology, the main character is a great contrast to the young fellow of Age of Innocence."
"Madame de Treymes" is a short piece about a NY woman married to a French aristocrat and trying to divorce him. Told from p.o.v. of the fellow who wishes to marry her, and told mostly via dialogue between him and the woman's sister-in-law, who is serving as the family representative in the negotiations. This piece has some parallels with _Age of Innocence_ in terms of the main characters, both in their background and actions. ( )