The Age of Innocence - Softcover

Wharton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140622055 ISBN 13: 9780140622058

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

RO60006346. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. 1996. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur bon état. 364 pages. Couverture illustrée en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Review:

"There is no woman in American literature as fascinating as the doomed Madame Olenska. . . . Traditionally, Henry James has always been placed slightly higher up the slope of Parnassus than Edith Wharton. But now that the prejudice against the female writer is on the wane, they look to be exactly what they are: giants, equals, the tutelary and benign gods of our American literature." --Gore Vidal "Is it--in this world--vulgar to ask for more? To entreat a little wildness, a dark place or two in the soul?"--Katherine Mansfield "There is no woman in American literature as fascinating as the doomed Madame Olenska. . . . Traditionally, Henry James has always been placed slightly higher up the slope of Parnassus than Edith Wharton. But now that the prejudice against the female writer is on the wane, they look to be exactly what they are: giants, equals, the tutelary and benign gods of our American literature."--Gore Vidal "Will writers ever recover that peculiar blend of security and alertness which characterizes Mrs. Wharton and her tradition?"--E. M. Forster

From the Publisher:

A Norton Critical Edition. The editor, Candace Waid is an Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140622055
• ISBN 13: 9780140622058
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384