The Awakening: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical...

Description: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.' Heralded as one of the first instances of feminist literature and rejected at its time of publication by the literary set on grounds of moral distaste, Kate Chopin's The Awakening caused consternation in 1899. Constrained and confined by the limitations surrounding marriage and motherhood in the late 1800s, Edna Pontellier begins to challenge the notion of femininity through her thoughts and actions. Questioning her love for her husband, and opening herself up to the possibilities of other men and a life outside of societal convention leads to a gradual awakening of her desires. Chopin's fascinating exploration of one woman challenging the expectation that surrounds her is powerful, daring and ultimately tragic in its conclusions.

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Binding: Paperback

Product Group: Book

Type: Novel

Book Series: Classic Literature

Features: Essays

Original Language: English

Weight: 0 lbs

IsTextBook: No

Book Title: Awakening : Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives

Item Length: 8.2in.

Item Height: 0.6in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Kate Chopin

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Psychological, Women Authors, Literary

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Year: 1992

Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction

Item Weight: 142.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 343 Pages