num_pages: 352
description: Edith Wharton is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most important American writers. The House of Mirth not only initiated three decades of Wharton's popular and critical acclaim, it helped move women's literature into a new place of achievement and prominence. The House of Mirth isperhaps Wharton's best-known and most frequently read novel, and scholars and teachers consider it an essential introduction to Wharton and her work. This casebook collects critical essays addressing a broad spectrum of topics and utilizing a range of critical and theoretical approaches. It alsoincludes Wharton's introduction to the 1936 edition of the novel and her discussion of the composition of the novel from her autobiography.Also A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton, edited by Carol J. Singley, ISBN 0-19-513591-1.
language: English
title: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth: A Casebook
titlecomplete: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth: A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism)
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Oxford University Press