Edith Wharton's Evolutionary Conception
Paul J. (Kwantlen University College, Canada) Ohler
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006
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Investigates Edith Wharton's engagement with evolutionary theory in "The House of Mirth", "The Custom of the Country", and "The Age of Innocence". This book argues that Wharton depicts the complex interrelations of New York's gentry and socioeconomic elite from a perspective informed by the main concerns of evolutionary thought.
- ISBN-13
- 9780415977197
- ISBN-10
- 0415977193
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 2006
- Publication date
- 2006-05-18
- Pages
- 230
- Dimensions
- 229x152x
- Weight
- 590