| Description |
xi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-257) and index. |
| Contents |
The library as space: self-making and social endangerment in The decoration of houses and Summer -- The library as hoard: collecting and cananicity in The house of mirth and Eline Vere -- The library as network: affinity, exchange, and the makings of authorship -- The library as tomb: monuments and memorials in Wharton's short fiction". |
| Summary |
"This book makes a claim for the centrality of libraries to the mythos of self-making in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American culture, focusing on Edith Wharton as its primary case in point. Wharton was never formally educated; rather, her private library collection, portions of which she inherited from her father, formed the basis of an education that would, in time, directly contribute to her success as a popular author"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Library.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Books and reading.
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Libraries in literature.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. (OCoLC)fst00048127
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Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst00836454
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Libraries. (OCoLC)fst00997341
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Libraries in literature. (OCoLC)fst00997598
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Liming, Sheila, What a library means to a woman Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2020. 9781452960661 (DLC) 2019023533 |
| ISBN |
1517907047 (paperback) |
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9781517907044 (paperback) |
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1517907039 (hardcover) |
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9781517907037 (hardcover) |
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9781452960661 (electronic book) |
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