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Studies in Major Literary Authors Ser.: Edith Wharton As Spatial Activist and Analyst by Reneé Somers (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415975255
ISBN-139780415975254
eBay Product ID (ePID)25069186337
Product Key Features
Number of Pages182 Pages
Publication NameEdith Wharton As Spatial Activist and Analyst
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, American / General, Literary, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorReneé Somers
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
SeriesStudies in Major Literary Authors Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length6 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2005-017779
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813.52
Table Of ContentTable of ContentsChapter One The Politics of Space: Newport's Built Environment in the Gilded AgeChapter Two Edith Wharton as a Theorist of Space: A Study of Her Earliest Homes and InfluencesChapter Three The Literary Spaces of Class and Gender: Edith Wharton's Early Short FictionChapter Four Spaces and Sites Without Limits: The Decoration of Houses and The MountChapter Five Full Circle: The House of Mirth And Three Newport NarrativesAfterward: Who Would Be Satisfied With Being Satisfied?
SynopsisBecause she devoted much of her life to exploring the relationships that exist between people and their built environment, Edith Wharton developed a set of philosophies that she expressed in many arenas, including interior design, architecture, and landscaping. Her theories of space were practiced and materially executed, in addition to being expressed in her writing. br This book explores Wharton's theories of space in Newport, Rhode Island during the Gilded Age, when the town was transformed from a rustic seaport to a playground for the fabulously wealthy. The built environment played a pivotal role as social, economic and personal conflicts were enacted among private and public spaces. Through revisiting some of Wharton's lesser-know texts, such as The Decoration of Houses, as well as canonical novels like The House of Mirth, and close readings of Wharton's homes -- Pencraig Cottage, Land's End, and The Mount -- the book shows Wharton in a new light; as a cultural worker standing squarely in the middle ofthese conflicts and directly participating in them., Because she devoted much of her life to exploring the relationships that exist between people and their built environment, Edith Wharton developed a set of philosophies that she expressed in many arenas, including interior design, architecture, and landscaping. Her theories of space were practiced and materially executed, in addition to being expressed in her writing. This book explores Wharton's theories of space in Newport, Rhode Island during the Gilded Age when the town was transformed from a rustic seaport to a playground for the fabulously wealthy. The built environment played a pivotal role as social, economic and personal conflicts were enacted among private and public spaces. As a cultural worker and as an author, Wharton stood squarely in the middle of these conflicts and directly participated in them. Accordingly, the book shows Wharton in a new light by exploring texts such as The Decoration of Houses and The House of Mirth as well as by examining the architecture and aesthetics of three of Wharton's primary homes.
LC Classification NumberPS3545.H16Z8784 2005
