{"product_id":"9783031835155","title":"The Secrets and Silences of Edith Wharton's Women (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdith Wharton's sensitively observed portraits of women's lives a century ago resonate into the present day, captivating readers now as they did then. Threaded throughout her accounts is a rich seam of secrets and silences that reveals Wharton's keen grasp of the realities navigated by women, and her astute use of withholding to tell their stories. This book explores her frequent marshalling of secrets and silences, presented as an integral part of her literary aesthetic, to cast light on her enduring interest in women's experiences in private and public settings during the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 2: \u003cstrong\u003eFictional secrets \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Fruit of the Tree\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSummer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 3: \u003cstrong\u003eTextual and intertextual secrets \u003cem\u003eThe Mothers Recompense\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 4: \u003cstrong\u003eSilences at home \u003cem\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 5: \u003cstrong\u003eSilences and speech at the front\u003cem\u003e Fighting France\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 6: \u003cstrong\u003eSilences abroad\u003cem\u003e In Morocco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.- Chapter 7: \u003cstrong\u003eEdith Whartons women then and now\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsabelle Parsons\u003c\/strong\u003e is an honorary associate in the Department of English and Creative Writing at The Open University, UK, where she also tutors English literature. She has published scholarly articles on the works of Edith Wharton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67917823672399,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9783031835155-1_60d18566-fc48-442f-ab1d-db6ad68175b3.jpg?v=1793949484","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9783031835155","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}