THE AWAKENING - A Solitary Soul (Feminist Classics Series)

One Women's Story from the Turn-Of-The-Century American South

Kate Chopin

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The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is the story of Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. The novel is set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, and it is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.
Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald. Her major works include two short story collections, Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie, and novel The Awakening. Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time.

Über Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin (1850–1904) wuchs in St. Louis, Missouri auf. Sie heiratete und bekam sechs Kinder. Erst spät begann sie Erzählungen zu schreiben und feierte große Erfolge, bis 1899 »Das Erwachen« erschien und für einen Skandal sorgte. Fünf Jahre später starb sie von der Kritik geächtet und geriet jahrzehntelang in Vergessenheit. Heute kennt in den USA jede Literaturstudentin die fesselnde Geschichte eines Aufbruchs gegen alle Widerstände. »Das Erwachen« gilt als Klassiker der frühen ...


Verlag:

e-artnow

Veröffentlicht:

2016

Druckseiten:

ca. 147

Sprache:

English

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eBook


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