kate chopin the awakening and other stories

Yaeger, Elizabeth Ammons, and Elaine Showalter,Ī Chronology of Chopin's life and a thoroughly updated Bibliography are included.

These are followed by twenty-seven interpretive essays, twelve of them new, that provide a variety of perspectives on The Awakening, including pieces by Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Nancy Walker, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Paula A.

Among the new inclusions are an essay by the acclaimed Chopin biographer Emily Toth, 'An Etiquette/Advice Book Sampler' with selections from the conduct books of the late nineteenth century, and period fashion plates from Harper's Bazar.Ī comprehensive 'Criticism' section, introduced by a new Editor's Note, contains expanded sections from the hard-to-find contemporary reviews of the novel: two letters of mysterious origin written in response to the novel and Chopin's 'Retraction' following The Awakening's negative reception. The expanded 'Biographical and Historical Contexts' section, introduced by a new Editor's Note, presents biographical, historical, and cultural documents many are contemporary with the novel's publication. The annotations, provided by the editor, include translations of French phrases and explanations of references to the New Orleans locales, customs, and lore, the Bayou region, and Creole culture. Kate Chopin was an American author whose works include two novels and nearly one hundred short stories. The text is that of the first edition of the novel, published by Herbert S.

The Second Edition of a perennial favorite in the Norton Critical Edition series represents an extensive revision of its predecessor.

Kate chopin the awakening and other stories