The Awakening
Fourth Norton Critical Edition
Fourth Edition
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Description
“The Awakening is a great book to use with respect to increasing students' critical thinking skills because its artistic brilliance and (complexly) feminist politics are challengingly and productively complicated by its regressive racial politics.”
—RICHARD HASLAM, Saint Joseph’s University
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Kate Chopin’s modernist novel of marital infidelity and a woman’s pursuit of autonomy, set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans and Grande Isle, Louisiana.
- Expanded explanatory annotations and a new introduction by Heather Ostman on The Awakening’s major themes, reception history, and lasting impact.
- Biographical and historical context from esteemed Chopin scholars Emily Toth and Margo Culley, related writings by contemporaries of Chopin such as Charlotte Perkins Stetson (Gilman) and Dorothy Dix, relevant selections from conduct books and fashion magazines of the period, and a generous collection of contemporary reviews and responses to the novel.
- A selection of essays across decades of scholarship that consider issues of women’s rights, motherhood, race, art, religion, and more.
- A chronology of Chopin’s life and an updated selected bibliography.