Kate Chopin The Awakening: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (850 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0333594916 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From Library Journal This gorgeous edition of Chopin's 1899 classic features period photos of the novel's New Orleans location and a durable plastic dust jacket.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This volume reprints the full text of The Awakening, together with a detailed introduction placing the work in its biographical and historical context. Five contemporary critical essays reflecting diverse ways of approaching the text are also reprinted, including an essay from Elaine Showalter giving a feminist perspective on the work.
Read it and loved it so much I did my 20 page Senior Seminar paper on it! I had to chose a novella to read for my Senior Seminar class and then do a 20 page seminar paper on chosen novella before I could graduate. After hearing about all the controversy that surrounded the book when it was first published, my interest was peaked and I had to read and write about it. I chose this edition because not only did it contain the original story, but also contained al. "Wouldn't recommend - contains spoiler -" according to S Cox. Honestly, I didn't like the plot of the novel. I thought that although it really opened up the idea of what womanhood could be, I think at times it was selfish. SPOILER: Personally, I'm the sort of person that thinks if you have children, even if you don't want to be a parent, you find a way to be there for that kid. So that really bugged me. But apart from that, I didn't have much prob. EA Solinas said Tale of desire. The lot of women in the 19th century wasn't a terribly impressive one -- many of them had been reduced to babymakers and inoffensive "property" for the men.And Kate Chopin caused a massive scandal when she wrote about one woman who drifted from societal normal in "The Awakening," leading to a world of exploration, love, and ultimately tragedy. Her misty, vaguely dreamlike writing can pu