Custom of the Country (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Oxford World's Classics
Antal sidor
416
Utgivningsdatum
2008-10-09
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Medarbetare
Orgel, Stephen
Dimensioner
193 x 127 x 20 mm
Vikt
250 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780199555123

Custom of the Country

av Edith Wharton, Stephen Orgel
Häftad,  Engelska, 2008-10-09
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Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. The Saturday Review wrote that she had 'assembled as many detestable people as it is possible to pack between the covers of a six-hundred page novel', but concluded that the book was 'brilliantly written', and 'should be read as a parable'. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, recently arrived in New York from the midwest and determined to conquer high society. Glamorous, selfish, mercenary and manipulative, her principal assets are her striking beauty, her tenacity, and her father's money. With her sights set on an advantageous marriage, Undine pursues her schemes in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by dissullusion. Wharton was recreating an environment she knew intimately, and Undine's education for social success is chronicled in meticulous detail. The novel superbly captures the world of post-Civil War America, as ruthless in its social ambitions as in its business and politics. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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'Wharton captures with masterly ease the world of post-Civil War America in this brilliantly-written and highly-entertaining novel.'
Charles Osborne, Sunday Telegraph

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Stephen Orgel is Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Humanities at Stanford University.

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