The awakening, and selected stories
By: by Kate Chopin ; edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert.
Contributors: Gilbert, Sandra M.
Series: The Penguin American library
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Women -- Louisiana -- Fiction; Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Description: A portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation. Highlights the treatment of marital infidelity and an illicit relationship.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 35-38.
Table of contents: title: The awakening; title: Emancipation: a life fable; title: At the 'Cadian ball; title: Désirée's baby; title: At Chênière Caminada; title: The story of an hour; title: Lilacs; title: Athénaīse; title: Nég Créol; title: The storm: a sequel to "The Cadian ball"; title: La belle Zoraïde; title: A pair of silk stockings; title: Elizabeth Stock's one story.