Displaying Women: Spectacles of Leisure in Edith Wharton's New York
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- Synopsis
- From the book: "The subject of this book is the public world of New York society women. It covers various aspects of women's lives at the turn of the century in terms of how they negotiated the larger transformation of American culture and society, as well as in terms of the intersection of class and gender interests. In particular, it explores how women's appearance and activities signified leisure with the express intention of laying claim to high social status, and how these women were, in turn, represented in the dominant discourses of journalism and etiquette. This study therefore seeks to make explicit the diverse meanings ascribed to New York society women's activities at the turn of the century in shaping and defining an upper-class identity. Leisure is the key to this upper- class identity precisely because it was an important marker of class."
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 206 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/14/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Routledge
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Dr. Kenneth Cross
- Proofread By:
- RochC
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.