Description: 'She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.' Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century american writers, whose fiction explored new and often startling territory. When her most famous story, The Awakening, was first published in 1899, it stunned readers with its frank portrayal of the inner word of Edna Pontellier, and its daring criticisms of the limits of marriage and motherhood. The subtle beauty of her writing was contrasted with her unwomanly and sordid subject-matter: Edna's rejection of her domestic role, and her passionate quest for spiritual, sexual, and artistic freedom. From her first stories, Chopin was interested in independent characters who challenged convention. This selection, freshly edited form the first printing of each text, enables readers to follow her unfolding career as she experimented with a broad range of writing, from tales for children to decadent fin-de siecle sketches. The Awakening is set alongside thirty-two short stories, illustrating the spectrum of the fiction from her first published stories to her 1898 secret masterpiece, 'The Storm'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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EAN: 9780199536948
UPC: 9780199536948
ISBN: 9780199536948
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Book Title: Awakening : and Other Stories
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Psychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Women's Studies, Literary
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Social Science, Fiction
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Kate Chopin
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback