{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-a-norton-critical-edition-9780393624540","title":"The House of Mirth: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - The 1905 book edition of the novel, complete with A. B. Wenzell's eight original illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e - A preface and explanatory footnotes by Elizabeth Ammons.\u003cbr\u003e - An abundant selection of contextual material, including excerpts from Wharton's letters, contemporary reviews, six drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, Thorstein Veblen on conspicuous consumption, Charlotte Perkins Gilman on women and economics, and various others writing about women's place in society at the turn of the century.\u003cbr\u003e - Six modern critical views, considering issues of economics, race, materialism, body image, nature, and feminism within the novel.\u003cbr\u003e - A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e About the Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWharton, Edith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and designer \u003cstrong\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/strong\u003e (1862-1937) is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, The Decoration of Houses\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other books.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmmons, Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Ammons\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Harriet H. Fay Professor of Literature at Tufts University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eConflicting Stories: American Women Writers at the Turn into the Twentieth Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEdith Wharton's Argument with America\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBrave New Worlds: How Literature Will Save the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the editor or co-editor of many books, including \u003cem\u003eTricksterism in Turn-of-the-Century American Literature: A Multi-Cultural Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin: A Casebook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Color Writing, 1880-1920\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShort Fiction by Black Women, 1900-1920\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844434039058,"sku":"9780393624540","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_782afe28-eb71-430d-9f50-76111ab75e36.jpg?v=1737320396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-a-norton-critical-edition-9780393624540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}