The Awakening, and Selected Stories
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The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers and reviewers with its treatment of sex and suicide. In a departure from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middl... More
Book Information
Publisher | McGraw Hill Companies |
Binding | Paperback (22 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 354 |
ISBN-10 | 0394326679 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0394326672 |
Publication Date | 01/1981 |
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About Nina Baym (Author) : Nina Baym is credited in . Published credits of Nina Baym include The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Classics) and The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (The Penguin American Library).
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