The Age of Innocence (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

Wharton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853262102 ISBN 13: 9781853262104

Verlag: WORDSWORTH ED, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Engaged to the docile May Welland, Newland Archer falls madly in love with the nonconformist Countess Olenska, an older woman with a reputation, but his allegiance to the social code of their set makes their love an impossibility

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Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in upper class New York City. Newland Archer, gentleman lawyer and heir to one of New York City's best families, is happily anticipating a highly desirable marriage to the sheltered and beautiful May Welland. Yet he finds reason to doubt his choice of bride after the appearance of Countess Ellen Olenska, May's exotic, beautiful 30-year-old cousin, who has been living in Europe. This novel won the first ever Pulitzer awarded to a woman. Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Set against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s, the author's combination of powerful prose combined with a thoroughly researched and meticulous evocation of the manners and style of the period, has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920. In 1921 The Age of Innocence achieved a double distinction - it won the Pulitzer Prize and it was the first time this prestigious award had been won by a woman author.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: WORDSWORTH ED
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1853262102
• ISBN 13: 9781853262104
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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