The Awakening: Spotlight Edition (Dover Thrift Study Editions)

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Synopsis
When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity.

Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation.

Aside from its unusually frank treatment of a then-controversial subject, the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities. Edmund Wilson characterized it as a work "quite uninhibited and beautifully written, which anticipates D. H. Lawrence in its treatment of infidelity."

Although the theme of marital infidelity no longer shocks, few novels have plumbed the psychology of a woman involved in an illicit relationship with the perception, artistry, and honesty that Kate Chopin brought to The Awakening.

Now available in this inexpensive edition, it offers a powerful and provocative reading experience to modern readers.

Copyright:
1993

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
128 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780486110523
Related ISBNs:
9780486277868
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Dover Publications
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies
Grade Levels:
Ninth grade
Reading Age:
14 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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