The Awakening (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Kate Chopin | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0486277860 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0486277860 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
(From the back cover.)
When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation.
Aside from its unusally frank treatment of a then-controversial subject, the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities.
When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation.
Aside from its unusally frank treatment of a then-controversial subject, the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities.
Journal Entry 2 by Caenis at Book Crossing Meet-Up - Borders at 81st in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA on Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Released on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at Book Crossing Meet-Up - Borders at 81st in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA.
Brilliant! Enjoy it!
Brilliant! Enjoy it!
Book was given to me from Caenis at BookCrossing meetup on Jan. 14, 2003. Will start reading it soon.
