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The Awakening (Third Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)
The Awakening - Third Edition - Norton Critical Editions Author:Kate Chopin ?I have used the Norton Critical Editions since graduate school. As a teacher of high-school literature, I find them to be excellent resources for the study of various novels, plays, etc."?Brooke Gifford, Vincent Middle High SchoolThis Norton Critical Edition includes: — ? The annotated text of Kate Chopin?s modernist novel of marital infidelity,... more » 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.
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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.« less