Edith Wharton in Context : Essays on Intertextuality /

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Tintner provides a detailed analysis of the complex interplay between Wharton and James- how they influenced each other and how some of their writings operate as homages or personal jokes. So deeply was James in Wharton' s confidence, Tintner argues, that he provided her with source models for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tintner, Adeline R., 1912-2003 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2015.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937.
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 > Criticism and interpretation.
Women and literature.
Intertextuality.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Intertextualite.
Influence litteraire, artistique, etc.
Femmes et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Tintner provides a detailed analysis of the complex interplay between Wharton and James- how they influenced each other and how some of their writings operate as homages or personal jokes. So deeply was James in Wharton' s confidence, Tintner argues, that he provided her with source models for a number of her characters. In addition, Wharton found in his fiction structures for her own, especially for The Age of Innocence. Tintner also brings her considerable knowledge of art history to bear in her study of art allusions in Wharton' s work. Wharton' s response both to the Italian painters activ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (283 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780817388942

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