Anna Quindlen, Edith Wharton, Michael Gorra:The House of Mirth
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An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent coun… Mehr…
An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty and dep An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty and dependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to a decorative object, becomes an incisive commentary on the nature and status of women in that society. From her tragic attraction to bachelor lawyer Lawrence Selden to her desperate relationship with social-climbing Rosedale, Lily is all too much a product of the world indicated by the title, a phrase taken from Ecclesiastes: "The heart of fools is in the house of mirth." For it is Lily's very specialness that threatens the elegance and fulfillment she seeks in life. Along with the author's other masterpiece, The Age of Innocence, this novel claims a place among the finest American novels of manners. Classics, Fiction & Literature, The House of Mirth~~ Anna Quindlen, Edith Wharton, Michael Gorra~~Classics~~Fiction & Literature~~9780698189614, en, The House of Mirth, Anna Quindlen, Edith Wharton, Michael Gorra, 9780698189614, Signet, 10/06/2015, , , , Signet, 10/06/2015<
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Edith Wharton, Michael Gorra (Afterword), Anna Quindlen (Introduction):The House of Mirth
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Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by "old money" and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A … Mehr…
Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by "old money" and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing and to maintain the luxury she has come to expect. While many have sought her, something-fastidiousness or integrity-prevents her from making a "suitable" match. EBooks, Books~~Fiction~~Classics, The-House-of-Mirth~~Edith-Wharton, 542949, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, Michael Gorra (Afterword), Anna Quindlen (Introduction), 0698189612, Penguin Publishing Group, , , , , Penguin Publishing Group<
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Edith Wharton, Anna Quindlen, Michael Gorra:The House of Mirth
- gebrauchtes Buch ISBN: 9780698189614
Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by "old money" and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A … Mehr…
Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by "old money" and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing and to maintain the luxury she has come to expect. While many have sought her, something-fastidiousness or integrity-prevents her from making a "suitable" match. EBooks, Books~~Fiction~~Classics, The-House-of-Mirth~~Edith-Wharton, 1097148, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, Anna Quindlen, Michael Gorra, 0698189612, Penguin Publishing Group, , , , , Penguin Publishing Group<
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