The age of innocence : a novel of ironic nostalgia
by Wagner-Martin, Linda.
| Print Book 1996 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
A discussion of Edith Wharton's novel of manners, which shows how The Age of Innocence satirically and tragically comments on the restrictive social mores and the position of women in 19th-century American society. Linda Wagner-Martin traces the book's critical reception, comments on its importance, and provides extended analyses of the novel's major characters.
Additional Information
| Series | Twayne's masterwork studies ; no. ; 162. |
| Subjects |
Wharton, Edith,
-- 1862-1937.
-- Age of innocence.
Nostalgia in literature. Irony in literature. |
| Publisher | New York :Twayne Publishers,1996 |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
xvi, 122 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-118) and index. |
| ISBN | 0805746161 (cloth) 0805746153 (paper) |
| Other | Classic View |