This study considers Wharton's fiction as a reaction against both the male pastoral romance and the female domestic novel. It argues that her novels are concerned with the bond that exists between the individual and society rather than an escape from, or passive acceptance of, social constraints.
| ISBN: | 9780333407301 |
| Publication date: | 24th May 1991 |
| Author: | Katherine Joslin |
| Publisher: | Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 164 pages |
| Series: | Women Writers |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
This study considers Wharton's fiction as a reaction against both the male pastoral romance and the female domestic novel. It argues that her novels are concerned with the bond that exists between the individual and society rather than an escape from, or passive acceptance of, social constraints.
Edith Wharton features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
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Edith Wharton was written by Katherine Joslin and published by Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK
Edith Wharton has 164 pages
Yes it is part of Women Writers series