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Edith Wharton's Evolutionary Conception: Darwinian Allegory in the Major Novels - Studies in Major Literary Authors 1st edition
Paul J. Ohler
Edith Wharton's Evolutionary Conception: Darwinian Allegory in the Major Novels - Studies in Major Literary Authors 1st edition
Paul J. Ohler
Investigates Edith Wharton's engagement with evolutionary theory in "The House of Mirth", "The Custom of the Country", and "The Age of Innocence". This book argues that Wharton depicts the complex interrelations of New York's gentry and socioeconomic elite from a perspective informed by the main concerns of evolutionary thought.
176 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 18, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780415977197 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 230 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 590 g |
Language | English |
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