The Awakening
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品牌: Kate Chopin
基本信息·出版社：Dover Publications Inc.
·页码：128 页
·出版日期：1993年
·ISBN：0486277860
·条形码：9780486277868
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
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内容简介The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.InCliffsNotes onThe Awakeningyou experience one woman’s desire to find and live fully within her true self. Her devotion to that purpose causes friction with her friends and family, and also conflicts with the dominant values of her time.Summaries and commentaries will help you understand events of the novel, as well as their meaning. You’ll also gain insight into the life and background of the author, Kate Chopin. Other features that help you study includeCharacter analyses of major playersA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersCritical essaysA review section that tests your knowledgeA Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sitesClassic literature or modern modern–day treasure — you′ll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
作者简介
Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri,In 1851. She began writing shortly after herHusband's death and, from 1889 until her ownDeath, her stories and other miscellaneousWritings appeared inVogue, Youth's companion,Atlantic Monthly, Century, Saturday EveningPost,and other publications. In addition toThe Awakening,Mrs. Chopin published another novel,At Fault,and two collections of short stories and sketches,Bayou FolkandA Night at Acadie. The publication ofThe Awakeningin 1899 occasioned shocked and angry response from reviewers all over the country. The book was taken off the shelves of the St. Louis mercantile library and its author was barred from the fine arts club. Kate Chopin died in 1904.--This text refers to theMass Market Paperbackedition.
编辑推荐From Library Journal
This gorgeous edition of Chopin's 1899 classic features period photos of the novel's New Orleans location and a durable plastic dust jacket.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"Interesting and Timely . . . Chopin's oracular feminism and prophetic prophetic psychology almost outweigh her estimable literary talents." ----Newsweek--This text refers to theMass Market Paperbackedition.