The Cambridge Companion to Edith Wharton

by Millicent Bell (Editor)

This volume of essays offers fresh examinations of Wharton's fiction designed both to engage the interest of the student or general reader encountering Wharton for the first time, and to be valuable to advanced scholars looking for new insights into her creative achievement. Written by a mix of established commentators on Wharton and newer scholars in the field, the essays cover Wharton's most important novels as well as some of her shorter fiction. The Introduction supplies a valuable review of the history of Wharton criticism; a detailed chronology of her life and publications and a useful bibliography of important books for further reading are also provided.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1995

Reviews

[Mike Van Helden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like other works in the Cambridge Companion series, this work provides an overview of Edith Wharton's works tackling several subjects related to her rich oeuvre.

The book is composed of several articles on - amongst others - the topic of race in Edith Wharton's works and the topic of disembodiment and unreality in "The Age of Innocence".