| Description |
xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Edith Wharton and the literary legacy of the great war ; A shaken reality : writings from early in the war (1914-1915) ; Work, escape, and the loss of ambiguity : writings from later in the war (1916-1918) ; Elegies and satires : works from the war's end (1919) ; Monument building : A son at the front ; Writing in the wake of the war ; Conclusion : glancing back at the war / Julie Olin-Ammentorp. |
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War-related poems. Belgium ; Beaumetz, Feb. 23, 1915 ; The great blue tent ; The tryst ; Battle sleep ; On active service ; Elegy ; You and you ; With the tide / Edith Wharton. |
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Selected war-related prose. My work among the women workers of Paris ; Preface to The book of the homeless ; Edith Wharton tells of German trail of ruin ; Talk to American soldiers ; Capt. Ronald Simmons dies on active service ; How Paris welcomed the king ; Christmas tinsel / Edith Wharton. |
| Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Knowledge -- History.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Literature and the war.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Literary collections.
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| ISBN |
0813027306 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780813027302 cloth alkaline paper |
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