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© 1990

Edith Wharton

Traveller in the Land of Letters

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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 1-7
  3. The Valley of Decision
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 8-24
  4. The Customs of the Country: France
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 25-43
  5. Fighting France
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 44-55
  6. Inside the House of Mirth
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 56-80
  7. The Writing of American Fiction
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 81-102
  8. ‘Literature’ or the Various Forms of Autobiography
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 103-130
  9. The Age of Innocence
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 131-153
  10. Conclusion
    Janet Goodwyn
    Pages 154-154
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  11. Back Matter
    Pages 155-171
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About this book

Introduction

A study of Wharton's work which discusses her novels and travel books according to their specific geography or landscape rather than the date of composition. Emphasis is placed on Wharton's concern with America's place in the Western world and women's place in European society.

Keywords

gender history of literature literature nineteenth century social science sociology travel twentieth century

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