The Awakening: A Norton Critical Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393617313)

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

- The annotated text of Kate Chopin's modernist novel of marital infidelity, set in New Orleans and Grande Isle, Louisiana.
- A preface, a critical essay, and explanatory annotations by Margo Culley.
- Essays by acclaimed Chopin biographers Per Seyersted and Emily Toth, "An Etiquette/Advice Book Sampler" with selections from the conduct books of the period, and contemporary perspectives on womanhood, motherhood, and marriage.
- Forty-five reviews and interpretive essays on The Awakening spanning three centuries.
- A Chronology of Chopin's life and work and an updated Selected Bibliography.

About the Series

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.


Author: Kate Chopin
ISBN-10: 0393617319
ISBN-13: 9780393617313
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2017
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.00w x 0.90d