description: Since its publication in 1905 The House of Mirth has commanded attention for the sharpness of Wharton's observations and the power of her style. A lucid, disturbing analysis of the stifling limitations imposed upon women of her generation, Wharton's tale of Lily Bart's search for a husband of position in New York Society, and betrayal of her own heart, transformed the traditional novel of manners into an arrestingly modern document of cultural anthropology. With incisive contemporary analysis, the introduction by a leading scholar of American literature updates this increasingly important work.
language: English
title: The House of Mirth
titlecomplete: The House of Mirth
characters: Simon Rosedale, Lawrence Selden, Bertha Dorset, Lily Bart, Judy Trenor, Gus Trenor, George Dorset, Julia Peniston, Carry Fisher, Gerty Farish, Lily Bart, Lawrence Selden, Simon Rosedale, Judy Trenor, Gus Trenor, Percy Gryce, Bertha Dorset, George Dorset, Gerty Farish, Ju, Percy Gryce
genres: Fiction, New York, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature, Historical, Novels, Literature, American, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 95538
places: New York City, New York, New York (State)
publisher: Oxford University Press