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OverviewBlake Nevius’s close analysis and appraisal of Edith Wharton’s novels and stories reveals the modernity of her fiction and shows why she should have a permanent claim on our attention. Wharton is the only American novelist who has dealt successfully and at length with the remains of traditional New York society, which barely survived the beginning of the twentieth century. She illuminated, as no other novelist of her generation was able to do, a major aspect of U.S. social history through the dramatic conflict between the ideals of the old mercantile and the new industrial societies. Nevius also argues that Wharton, next to Henry James, is our most successful novelist of manners and, along with him, helped preserve the artistic dignity of the novel This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Blake NeviusPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780520414327ISBN 10: 0520414322 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 04 June 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsI. EDITH WHARTON TODAY II. RECONNOITERINGS III. THE VALLEY OF DECISION IV. TOWARD THE NOVEL OF MANNERS V. THE REPUBLIC OF THE SPIRIT VI. THE TRAPPED SENSIBILITY VII. THE REMOTER IMAGINATIVE ISSUES VIII. THE WIDENING GYRE IX. THE RICH LOW MURMUR OF THE PAST X. THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL XI. THE NEW AGE OF INNOCENCE XII. A QUESTION OF LIMITS NOTES THE WRITINGS OF EDITH WHARTON BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXReviewsAuthor InformationBlake Nevius was Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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