| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The library as space: self-making and social endangerment in The decoration of houses and Summer -- The library as hoard: collecting and cananicity in The house of mirth and Eline Vere -- The library as network: affinity, exchange, and the makings of authorship -- The library as tomb: monuments and memorials in Wharton's short fiction" |
| Summary |
"This book makes a claim for the centrality of libraries to the mythos of self-making in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American culture, focusing on Edith Wharton as its primary case in point. Wharton was never formally educated; rather, her private library collection, portions of which she inherited from her father, formed the basis of an education that would, in time, directly contribute to her success as a popular author"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Library
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Books and reading
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| SUBJECT |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Books and reading
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Library
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. fast (OCoLC)fst00048127 |
| Subject |
Libraries in literature.
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Books and reading.
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Libraries.
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Libraries in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781452960654 |
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1452960658 |
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