In 1902 ontwierp ze in Lenox, Massachusetts een huis met tuinen onder de naam 'The Mount', dat nog steeds grote architectonische bekendheid geniet en een toonbeeld is van haar begaafdheid op dit terrein en haar originele ontwerpprincipes. The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edith_Wharton&oldid=988245158, 19th-century American short story writers, 20th-century American short story writers, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with CINII identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Edith Wharton is mentioned in the HBO television series, "Edith Wharton's Journey" is a radio adaptation, for the NPR series, Vita-Finzi, Penelope. She was educated by private tutors and governesses at home and in Europe, where the family resided for six years after the American Civil War, and she read voraciously. New York Public Library, 6 May 2013. [32] At that time his depression manifested as a more serious disorder, after which they lived almost exclusively at their estate The Mount. [24] The month the two were to marry, the engagement abruptly ended. Many of Wharton's novels are characterized by subtle use of dramatic irony. [11] While in Europe, she was educated by tutors and governesses. [45] She collected more than $100,000 on their behalf. Wharton’s short stories, which appeared in numerous collections, among them Xingu and Other Stories (1916), demonstrate her gifts for social satire and comedy, as do the four novelettes collected in Old New York (1924). The Whartons purchased their New York home, 884 Park Avenue, in 1897. [25], Wharton's writings often dealt with themes such as “…social and individual fulfillment, repressed sexuality, and the manners of old families and the new elite...". She was very critical of her work and wrote public reviews criticizing it. After four years of intense effort, she decided to leave Paris in favor of the peace and quiet of the countryside. She was allowed to read Louisa May Alcott but Wharton preferred Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Charles Kingsley's Water Babies. In this lesson, we'll explore her life and major novels. [70] Wharton's writing also explored themes of “social mores and social reform” as they relate to the “extremes and anxieties of the Gilded Age”. 2015. Haar opvoeding draaide om perfect gedrag en publieke presentatie, een soort dwang waartegen ze de rest van haar leven zou vechten. Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort, Beinecke Rare Book Room and Manuscript Library, National Women's Hall of Fame, Edith Wharton, "Edith Wharton's World, Portrait of People and Places", "Material Details in Edith Wharton's Writings", "Remarks on Edith Wharton's Collected Stories by editor Maureen Howard". Www.nytimes.com. Our latest podcast episode features popular TED speaker Mara Mintzer. The trip cost the Whartons $10,000 and lasted four months. "Edith Wharton, A Writing Life: Childhood." [16] In 1877, at the age of 15, she secretly wrote a 30,000 word novella Fast and Loose. [37], In 1889, she sent out three poems for publication. "[25] In her memoir, A Backward Glance, Wharton describes her mother as indolent, spendthrift, censorious, disapproving, superficial, icy, dry and ironic. Wharton keenly observed the social changes happening around her which appeared later in her writing.

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