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The Age Of Innocence (Oxford World'S Classics),New
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The Age Of Innocence, Edith Wharton'S Most Famous Novel, Is A Love Story, Written Immediately After The End Of The First World War. Its Brilliant Anatomization Of The Snobbery And Hypocrisy Of The Wealthy Elite Of New York Society In The 1870S Made It An Instant Classic, And It Won The Pulitzer Prize In 1921. Newland Archer, Wharton'S Protagonist, Charming, Tactful, Enlightened, Is A Thorough Product Of This Society; He Accepts Its Standards And Abides By Its Rules But He Also Recognizes Its Limitations. His Engagement To The Impeccable May Welland Assures Him Of A Safe And Conventional Future, Until The Arrival Of May'S Cousin Ellen Olenska. Independent, Freethinking, Scandalously Separated From Her Husband, Ellen Forces Archer To Question The Values And Assumptions Of His Narrow World. As Their Love For Each Other Grows, Archer Has To Decide Where His Ultimate Loyalty Lies.Stephen Orgel'S Introduction And Notes Set The Novel In The Context Of The Period And Discusses Wharton'S Skilfull Weaving Of Characters And Plot, Her Anthropological Exactitude, And The Novel'S Autobiographical Overtones.About The Series: For Over 100 Years Oxford World'S Classics Has Made Available The Broadest Spectrum Of Literature From Around The Globe. Each Affordable Volume Reflects Oxford'S Commitment To Scholarship, Providing The Most Accurate Text Plus A Wealth Of Other Valuable Features, Including Expert Introductions By Leading Authorities, Voluminous Notes To Clarify The Text, Uptodate Bibliographies For Further Study, And Much More.
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