U.S.A: Collier Books/Macmillan Publishing, 1992. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good+ Condition. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. Introduction by R. W. B. Lewis. Now a major motion picture. Very clean and unmarked with a touch of corner wear. Edith Wharton unfolds her story of New York Society life in the 19th-early 20th centuries and of a grand passion with a satirical eye, a life of desire and betrayal in Old New York. This authoritative text is reprinted from the Library of America edition of "Novels" by Edith Wharton, and is based on the sixth impression of the first edition, which incorporates the last set of extensive revisions that are obviously authorial. "There are only three or four American novelists who can be thought of as 'major'--and Edith Wharton is one." 366 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches.,1992. Collier Books/Macmillan Publishing, New York, New York, USA

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Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s, during the so-called Gilded Age. The novel, which takes its title from artist Joshua Reynolds’ 1785 painting of a little girl, focuses on impending marriage of an upper-class couple: Newland Archer, a distinguished lawyer, and the shy, but lovely May Welland. Enter the bride's cousin, Ellen Olenska, plagued by a scandalous separation from her European husband, a Polish count. The presence of Ellen, a classic femme fatale, threatens the happiness of Newland and May. However, May’s determination must not be undermined as she proceeds to use everything in her power to ensure her marriage to Newland. Though the novel questions the assumptions and morals of the Gilded Age, it never explicitly condemns the era. …And perhaps it should have. The Age of Innocence won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Wharton the first woman to win the prize; however, upon being awarded the honor, the novel was praised as “best present[ing] the wholesome atmosphere of American life and the highest standard of American manners and manhood.” Many claimed that even Wharton was taken aback when reviewers failed to see the irony of the title and her social criticism of 1870s New York society. Of the many film, television, and theatrical adaptations of The Age of Innocence, perhaps most notable is the 1993 film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Countess Ellen Olenska, Daniel Day-Lewis as Newland Archer, and Winona Ryder as May Welland Archer. The film won an Oscar for costume design and Ryder was not only nominated for an Oscar, but won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of May Welland Archer. The Age of Innocence is ranked 58th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 45th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 023225
Title: The Age Of Innocence
Author: Wharton, Edith
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Thus
ISBN 10: 0020264763
ISBN 13: 9780020264767
Publisher: Collier Books/Macmillan Publishing
Place of Publication: U.S.A
Date Published: 1992
Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
Keywords: OLD NEW YORK; SOCIETY; SATIRE;
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction. Modern Classics;
X weight: 0 oz

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