The Age of Innocence: New special edition Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798670528191 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Victorian - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.22 lbs) 378 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Age of Innocence centers on one society couple's impending marriage and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and mores of turn of the century New York society, it never devolves into an outright condemnation of the institution. In fact, Wharton considered this novel an "apology" for the earlier, more brutal and critical, "The House of Mirth". Not to be overlooked is the author's attention to detailing the charms and customs of this caste. The novel is lauded for its accurate portrayal of how the nineteenth-century East Coast American upper class lived and this combined with the social tragedy earned Wharton a Pulitzer - the first Pulitzer awarded to a woman |