{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-edith-wharton-edith-wharton-9781501182839","title":"Selected Poems of Edith Wharton","description":"\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, was also a brilliant poet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis revealing collection of 134 poems brings together a fascinating array of her verse--including fifty poems that have never before been published.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe celebrated American novelist and short story writer Edith Wharton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, was also a dedicated, passionate poet. A lover of words, she read, studied, and composed poetry all of her life, publishing her first collection of poems at the age of sixteen. In her memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Backward Glance\u003c\/i\u003e, Wharton declared herself dazzled by poetry; she called it her \"chiefest passion and greatest joy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 134 selected poems in this volume include fifty published for the first time. Wharton's poetry is arranged thematically, offering context as the poems explore new facets of her literary ability and character. These works illuminate a richer, sometimes darker side of Wharton. Her subjects range from the public and political--her first published poem was about a boy who hanged himself in jail--to intimate lyric poems expressing heartbreak, loss, and mortality. She wrote frequently about works of art and historical figures and places, and some of her most striking work explores the origins of creativity itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese selected poems showcase Wharton's vivid imagination and her personal experience. Relatively overlooked until now, her poetry and its importance in her life provide an enlightening lens through which to view one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Wharton, Irene Goldman-Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501182838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501182839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/12\/2019","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992133173503,"sku":"9781501182839","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1beb676b-e34f-4f8e-adcb-1fde9d10f107.jpg?v=1683314239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-edith-wharton-edith-wharton-9781501182839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}