num_pages: 240
description: Arguing against the prevailing view of Edith Wharton as a realist writer, Hildegard Hoeller finds the real Wharton in the writer's sentimental voice and in her critique of realism. She demonstrates that the American writer created a dialogue between the two literary traditions.
language: English
title: Edith Wharton's Dialogue with Realism and Sentimental Fiction
titlecomplete: Edith Wharton's Dialogue with Realism and Sentimental Fiction
ratings_count: 1
publisher: University Press of Florida