It is fully annotated for undergraduate readers Backgrounds & Contexts
Includes:: a rich selection of materials some previously unavailable for the study of contemporary psychological social & economic issues as well as Wharton's private correspondence & writings & biographical accounts of the author Arranged under two headings Criticism reveals Ethan Frome's impact as both a literary work & a social commentary Contemporary Reviews consists of eight prominent assessments of Ethan Frome including reviews from the New York Times Book Review Outlook The Nation the Saturday Review & those penned by Frederic Taber Cooper & Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant among others Modern Criticism (1956-1991)
Includes:: seven interpretations of the novella by Lionel Trilling Elizabeth Ammons Judith Fryer Jean Frantz Blackall Lev Raphael Candace Waid & Cynthia Griffin Wolff A Chronology & a Selected Bibliography are also included