Think Edith Wharton only wrote novels about nice people who fall victim to society's uncongenial mores? Then The Custom of the Country may come as a bit of a surprise to you. Far from a dignified, morally superior character, the book's heroine, the beautiful but vulgar Undine Spragg, is a selfish monster who takes society (or rather, several different societies) head on, suffers a bit for her lack of subtlety but 4/5(K). 18 rows · · Wharton, Edith, Title: The Custom of the Country Language: English: LoC Class: Author: Wharton, Edith, From the Publisher. First published in , Edith Wharton's The Custom Of The Country is scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature. Undine Spragg is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful.4/4().
The House of Mirth • The Custom of the Country • Ethan Frome • The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton's vocation was confirmed already in childhood, when her most "intense enduring" pastime was improvising long narratives before she had even learned to read: "This devastating passion grew on me to such an extent that my parents. First published in , Edith Wharton's "The Custom of the Country" tells the story of Undine Spragg, a girl from a Midwestern town with unquenchable social aspirations. Though Undine is narcissistic, pampered, and incredibly selfish, she is also a fascinating, vibrant, and beguiling heroine whose marital initiation into New York high. tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links. The Custom of the Country () presents a central character who ignores any positive influences which surround her, and always does the wrong thing with the worst possible motives. The novel deals with issues which now seem amazingly contemporary - the striving for wealth, fashionability, and a nouveau riche lifestyle which is something.
From the Publisher. First published in , Edith Wharton's The Custom Of The Country is scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature. Undine Spragg is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful. Review. A novel of manners by Edith Wharton, published in The Custom of the Country is the story of Undine Spragg, a young woman with social aspirations who convinces her nouveau riche parents to leave the Midwest and settle in New York. There she captures and marries a young man from New York's high society. A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Edith Wharton's classic, The Custom of the Country. A tragicomedy of manners, The Custom of the Country is the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. Edith Wharton () was an American novelist and short story writer. An insider to New York’s upper class aristocracy, Wharton drew upon her first-hand experience to become to foremost chronicler and most insightful critics of the lives and.
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