A Study on the Age Description in Edith Wharton's Novels
In her major novels,Edith Wharton describes in detail the changing time from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.As a female writer,Wharton is deeply aware of the negative influence of the values in Consump-tion Age on women and the social situation women had to face in the transition between the old and new eras.In her novels,Wharton reflects on both different ages before and after the First World War.She expects that a bridge can be built between the old and new ages through Republic of Spirit and New Land.Thus a perfect balance can be established between tradition and modernity,freedom and restriction,spirituality and materialism.
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