The Age of Innocence Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author), Batuman, Elif (Foreword by), Blackwood, Sarah (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014018970X ISBN-13: 9780140189704 Publisher: Penguin Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 1996 Annotation: When the Countess Ellen Olenska returns from Europe, fleeing her brutish husband, her rebellious independence and passionate awareness of life stir the educated sensitivity of Newland Archer, already engaged to be married to her cousin May Welland, "that terrifying product of the social system he belonged to and believed in, the young girl who knew nothing and expected everything". As the consequent drama unfolds, Edith Wharton's sharp ironic wit and Jamesian mastery of form create a disturbingly accurate picture of men and women caught in a society that denies humanity while desperately defending "civilization". Click for more in this series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 95030951 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 1170(Not Available) |
Series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.11" W x 7.79" L (0.55 lbs) 368 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 99 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10826 Reading Level: 8.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Edith Wharton's acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May's cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society's rules, and air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland, despite his enthusiasm about a marriage to May and the societal advantages it would bring. Almost against their will, Newland and Ellen develop a passionate bond, and a classic love triangle takes shape as the three young people find themselves drawn into a poignant and bitter conflict between love and duty. Written in 1920, Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a time and place long gone by--1870s New York City--beautifully captures the complexities of passion, independence, and fulfillment, and how painfully hard it can be for individuals to truly see one another and their place in the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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