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The Awakening: And Other Stories
Contributor(s): Chopin, Kate (Author), Knights, Pamela (Editor)

ISBN: 0199536945 ISBN-13: 9780199536948
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
- Fiction | Literary

Dewey: FIC

Lexile Measure: 1030(Not Available)

Series: Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)

Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.70 lbs) 480 pages

Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Geographic Orientation - Louisiana
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Cultural Region - Mid-South
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Topical - Family

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 15836
Reading Level: 8.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century American writers, whose fiction explored new and often startling territory. When her most famous story, The Awakening, was first published in 1899, it stunned readers with its frank portrayal of the inner word of
Edna Pontellier, and its daring criticisms of the limits of marriage and motherhood. The subtle beauty of her writing was contrasted with her unwomanly and sordid subject-matter: Edna's rejection of her domestic role, and her passionate quest for spiritual, sexual, and artistic freedom. From her
first stories, Chopin was interested in independent characters who challenged convention. This selection, freshly edited from the first printing of each text, enables readers to follow her unfolding career as she experimented with a broad range of writing, from tales for children to decadent fin-de
siecle sketches. The Awakening is set alongside thirty-two short stories, illustrating the spectrum of the fiction from her first published stories to her 1898 secret masterpiece, The Storm.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
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