Works by novelists Edith Wharton, Henry James, Theodore Dreiser, and Anzia Yezierska provide literary perspectives on the changes that swept America during the Gilded Age. Lisbeth Strimple Fuisz of Georgetown University leads a reading-group series that explores their varied depictions of characters whose personal dramas play out against rapidly shifting social, cultural, and economic backdrops.
Featured Subject
Henry James’ Daisy Miller (1878) and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899)
In the novella Daisy Miller, a naïve young girl pays a high price for her recklessness. In The Awakening, a married woman seeks greater personal freedom and a more fulfilling life.
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