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1. Citizenship in the "Land of Letters": Edith Wharton's Literary Home in Exile.

Author

Drizou, Myrto

Subjects
EXILED authors, UNITED States social conditions, AMERICAN women authors, TWENTIETH century, ATTITUDE (Psychology)
Abstract

A literary analysis is presented for several works by American author Edith Wharton including the novels "The House of Mirth" and "The Custom of the Country," and the essay collection "French Ways and Their Meaning." It looks at how Wharton's exile in Europe enabled her the intellectual freedom and cultural objectivity to offer a social critique of American sociopolitical conditions during the 20th century.

Published
2015

2. Joan Didion's Hard Way.

Author

BOTTUM, JOSEPH

Subjects
*AMERICAN women authors, *SUCCESS, UNITED States social conditions
Abstract

The article explains the significance of the work of the late author Joan Didion to public and social life in the U.S. It attributes the success of Didion to her writing ability and luck. The author, who wrote five novels, six screenplays, and 12 nonfiction books, graduated from the University of California Berkeley in 1956 and worked at the magazine "Vogue" from 1956 to 1964. The significance of the perspectives of Didion is due to her ability to sense the weakness and strength of the U.S.

Published
2022

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