Edith Wharton : art and allusion / Helen Killoran.
Edith Wharton : art and allusion / Helen Killoran.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c1996.
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N813.52/W553.5/17
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 223 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Sphinx and the Furies -- 1. The House of Mirth: Structural and Thematic Allusions -- 2. The Reef: Clustered Thematic Allusions -- 3. The Custom of the Country: Mythic Allusions -- 4. The Age of Innocence: Branching Thematic Allusions -- 5. The Glimpses of the Moon: Reverberating Ar...
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Publisher
Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Alabama
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
This book uses traditional methods to show that Edith Wharton's learning in literature and the fine arts was unusually masterful, that she applied her knowledge to create new models of literary allusion, and that in her work she planted clues to personal secrets. The effects of this study is to require reassessment not only of the critical possibil...
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Edith Wharton : art and allusion / Helen Killoran.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-212) and index.
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c1996.
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N813.52/W553.5/17
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74VvDKAbrqdl
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ISBN
0817307664 (alk. paper)
9780817307660 (alk. paper)
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813.52
MMS ID
991004889179702626
