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House of Mirth

The tragic story of a beautiful young woman caught up in the shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the century, where wealth and social status are everything.--

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  • "The tragic story of a beautiful young woman caught up in the shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the century, where wealth and social status are everything.--"@en
  • "The tragic story of an early 20th century man living with 19th century values in New England, in love with his wife's cousin."
  • "Hackles bristle discreetly, lips curl ever-so politely, and every breach of good taste is carefully recorded, as social aspirant Lily Bart launches a desperate bid for a place on the city's elite social register."@en
  • "From her tragic attraction to bachelor lawyer Lawrence Seldon, to her desperate relationship with the social-climbing Rosedale, it is Lily's very specialness that threatens the fulfillment she seeks in life."@en
  • "Set among the elegant brownstones and opulent country houses of turn-of-the-century upper-class New York, Edith Wharton's first great novel is a precise, satiric portrayal of what the author herself called "a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers." Her brilliantly complex characterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty and dependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to a decorative object, is an incisive commentary on the status of women in that society. Lily is all too much a product of the world indicated by the title, a phrase taken from Ecclesiastes: "The heart of fools is in the house of mirth." From her tragic attraction to bachelor lawyer Lawrence Seldon, to her desperate relationship with the social-climbing Rosedale, it is Lily's very specialness that threatens the fulfillment she seeks in life."
  • "A portrait of American manners and morals at the turn of the century offers the saga of Lily Bart, a beautiful heroine who lacks one requirement for marrying well in New York society--her own money."
  • "Lily Bart moves in the shallow, new-moneyed class of New York society in which men make the money and women spend it. There amongst the glib diversions of the newly rich, she seeks a husband who can not only maintain and further her in this charmed existence, but can also provide unstinting admiration. Scandal, however, intervenes. Accused of being the mistress of a wealthy married man, Lily must withdraw from society. She becomes a milliner, but finds life outside the hothouse unendurable. When it was published, The House of Mirth shocked many by its candor, but it established Edith Wharton as a supreme novelist."@en
  • "The novel stands as the work that established E. Wharton's literary reputation. In it, she discovered her major subject: the fashionable New York society in which she had been raised. She described its power to debase both people and ideals."@en
  • "Tragic story of Lily Bart, a beautiful young lady caught up in the glittering but shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the 20th century."@en
  • "Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsib- le pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty and dependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to a decorative object, becomes an incisive commentary on the nature and status of women in that society."@en
  • "The beautiful, much-desired Lily Bart has been raised to be one of the perfect wives of the wealthy upper class, but her spark of character and independent drive prevents her from becoming one of the many women who will succeed in those circles. Though her desire for a comfortable life means that she cannot marry for love without money, her resistance to the rules of the social elite endangers her many marriage proposals. As Lily spirals down into debt and dishonor, her story takes on the resonance of classic tragedy. The House of Mirth is a lucid, disturbing analysis of the stifling limitations imposed upon women of author Edith Wharton's generation. Herself born into Old New York Society, Wharton watched as an entirely new set of people living by new codes of conduct entered the metropolitan scene. In telling the story of Lily Bart, Wharton recasts the age-old themes of family, marriage, and money in ways that transform the traditional novel of manners into an arrestingly modern tale of one woman's struggle to succeed."@en
  • ""The house of mirth depicts the glittering salons of gilded age New York with precision and wit, even as it movingly portrays the obstacles that impeded women's choices at the turn of the century"--Publisher's description."@en
  • "The story of the beautiful and beguiling Lily Bart and her ill-fated attempt to rise to the heights of a heartless society in which, ultimately, she has no part."@en
  • "Lily Bart, a poor relation with a need for luxury, is offended by the vulgarity and greed of the very society she longs to join. She is caught up in the shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the century, where wealth and social status are everything."@en
  • "[In this text], "Backgrounds and Contexts" includes selections from Edith Wharton's letters; period articles about etiquette, vocations for women, factory life, and Working Girls' Clubs ... "Criticism" reprints six central contemporary reviews of the novel and six biographical and interpretive modern essays by Millicent Bell, Louis Auchincloss, Cynthia Griffin Wolff, R.W.B. Lewis, Elaine Showalter, and Elizabeth Ammons.-Back cover."
  • "The tragic story of a beautiful young woman caught up in the shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the century, where wealth and social status are everything."
  • "The tragic story of a beautiful young woman caught up in the shallow and corrupt world of New York society at the turn of the century, where wealth and social status are everything."@en
  • "Lily Bart enjoys an equitable standing within the New York City elite. Although she has received generous proposals from wealthy suitors, Lily remains single with hope for an honest and loving marriage. However, her life takes an unexpected twist when a nasty bit of gossip instigates her long descent down the social ladder. Lily escapes the city by joining an acquaintance on a cruise. But this, too, causes irreparable damage to her reputation, and soon Lily finds herself disowned and friendless."@en
  • "Lily Bart enjoys an equitable standing within the New York City elite. Although she desires a comfortable life and has received generous proposals from wealthy suitors, Lily remains single with hope for an honest and loving marriage. However, her life takes an unexpected twist when a nasty bit of gossip instigates her long descent down the social ladder. With her reputation plummeting, Lily escapes the city by joining an acquaintance on a European cruise."@en
  • "Hoewel ze de leegte ervan inziet, speelt een jonge vrouw een grote rol in de societywereld van New York van rond 1900."
  • "Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty and dependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to a decorative object, becomes an incisive commentary on the nature and status of women in that society."@en
  • "Edith Wharton's first great novel is a satiric portrayal of turn-of-the-century upper-class New York. The beautiful Lily Bart, doomed by her dependence on marriage for economic survival, is portrayed with brilliant complexity."
  • "The House of Mirth is a novel of manners set against the backdrop of the 1890s New York ruling class. Wharton places her tragic heroine, Lily Bart, in a society that she describes as a " 'hot-house of traditions and conventions.'"@en
  • "The House of Mirth portrays the obstacles that impeded women's choices at the turn of the century, during the Gilded Age. The beautiful, much-desired Lily Bart has been raised to be one of the perfect wives of the wealthy upper class, but her independence prevents her from becoming one of the many women who will succeed in those circles. Though her desire for a comfortable life means that she cannot marry for love without money, her resistance to the rules of the social elite endangers her many marriage proposals, and she spirals down into debt and dishonor."
  • "The House of Mirth depicts the glittering salons of Gilded Age New York with precision and wit, even as it movingly portrays the obstacles that impeded women's choices at the turn of the century."
  • "In the highest circles of New York social life during the 1870's, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, prepares to marry the docile May Welland. Before their engagement is announced, he meets May's cousin, the mysterious, nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska, who has returned to New York after a long absence."@en

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  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
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  • "Fables"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "History"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
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  • "House of Mirth"@en
  • "House of mirth"@en
  • "House of mirth"
  • "House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton"
  • "The house of mirth [electronic resource]"@en
  • "The house of mirth"@en
  • "The house of mirth"
  • "The house of Mirth"@en
  • "The House of Mirth"
  • "The House of Mirth"@en
  • "The house of mirth, with ebook"

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