The Awakening An Authoritative Text, Biographical and Historical Contexts, Criticism

<p>This Norton Critical Edition includes: </p><p> <br> - The annotated text of Kate Chopin's modernist novel of marital infidelity, set in New Orleans and Grande Isle, Louisiana.<br> - A preface, a critical essay, and explanatory annotations by Margo Culley.<br> - 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.<br> - Forty-five reviews and interpretive essays on The Awakening spanning three centuries.<br> - A Chronology of Chopin's life and work and an updated Selected Bibliography.<br><br></p>About the Series<br><br> 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.<br>