The Awakening and Selected Stories [electronic resource]
Kate Chopin2000
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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
middle- and upper-class convention are the themes of this now-classic novel. The
book was influenced by French writers ranging from Flaubert to Maupassant, and
can be seen as a precursor of the impressionistic, mood-driven novels of
Virginia Woolf and Djuna Barnes. Variously called 'vulgar,' 'unhealthily
introspective,' and 'morbid,' the book was neglected for several decades, not
least because it was written by a 'regional' woman writer. This edition also
includes selected stories from Kate Chopin's Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie,
and an introduction and notes by Nina Baym.
Main title:
The Awakening and Selected Stories [electronic resource] / Kate Chopin
Author:
Kate Chopin, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Modern Library, 2000
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (448 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780679641230
Language:
English
BRN:
437802
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |