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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1593080018
A reprint of the 1899 novel about Edna Pontellier, a Victorian-era wife and mother who is awakened to the full force of her desire for love and freedom when she becomes enamored with Robert LeBrun, a young man she meets while on vacation. Also includes the short stories: Beyond the bayou -- Ma'ame Pelagle -- Desiree's baby -- A Respectable woman -- The Kiss -- A Pair of silk stockings -- The Locket -- A Reflection.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368240790
Reproduction of the original.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789180945257
In late 19th-century New Orleans, social constraints are strict, especially for a married woman. Edna Pontellier leads a secure life with her husband and two children, but her restlessness grows within the confined societal norms, and the expectations placed upon her – from her husband and the world around her – create increasing pressure. During a trip to Grand Isle, an island off the coast of Louisiana, her life is turned upside down by an intense love affair, and passion forces her to question the foundations of her – and every woman’s – existence. Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening caused a scandal with its outspokenness when it was published in 1899. The novel’s openly sexual themes and disregard for marital and societal conventions led to it not being reprinted for fifty years. It wasn't until the 1950s that Chopin’s work was rediscovered, and The Awakening received significant acclaim. Today, it is not only seen as an early feminist milestone but also as a classic. KATE CHOPIN [1851–1904] was born in St Louis. She had six children during her marriage, and it wasn't until after her husband's death in 1882 that she emerged as a writer. She published short stories in magazines such as Vogue and The Atlantic, gaining appreciation and recognition for her depictions of the American South. However, she was also criticized for her disregard for social traditions and racial barriers.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781365238819
The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on 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.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798580249308
The novel opens with the Pontellier family--Léonce, a New Orleans businessman of Louisiana Creole heritage; his wife Edna; and their two sons, Etienne and Raoul--vacationing on Grand Isle at a resort on the Gulf of Mexico managed by Madame Lebrun and her two sons, Robert and Victor.Edna spends most of her time with her close friend Adèle Ratignolle, who cheerily and boisterously reminds Edna of her duties as a wife and mother. At Grand Isle, Edna eventually forms a connection with Robert Lebrun, a charming, earnest young man who actively seeks Edna's attention and affections. When they fall in love, Robert senses the doomed nature of such a relationship and flees to Mexico under the guise of pursuing a nameless business venture. The narrative focus moves to Edna's shifting emotions as she reconciles her maternal duties with her desire for social freedom and to be with Robert.When summer vacation ends, the Pontelliers return to New Orleans. Edna gradually reassesses her priorities and takes a more active role in her own happiness. She starts to isolate herself from New Orleans society and to withdraw from some of the duties traditionally associated with motherhood. Léonce eventually talks to a doctor about diagnosing his wife, fearing she is losing her mental faculties. The doctor advises Léonce to let her be and assures him that things will return to normal.When Léonce prepares to travel to New York City on business, he sends the boys to his mother. Being left home alone for an extended period gives Edna physical and emotional room to breathe and reflect on various aspects of her life. While her husband is still away, she moves out of their home and into a small bungalow nearby and begins a dalliance with Alcée Arobin, a persistent suitor with a reputation for being free with his affections. Edna is shown as a sexual being for the first time in the novel, but the affair proves awkward and emotionally fraught.
Author : Kate KATE CHOPIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798708361943
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494741504
Join us for a tale by one of the most adventurous nineteenth-century American writers. When it was first published, "The Awakening" stunned readers with it frank criticisms of the limits of marriage and motherhood. Edna Pontellier of New Orleans tries to find love outside a stifling marriage, rejecting her domestic role and the prevailing social attitudes of the South. Also includes eight additional short stories by the same author.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798568486060
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783730997383
The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. 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 mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams. The Awakening Beyond The Bayou Ma'ame Pelagie Desiree's Baby A Respectable Woman The Kiss A Pair Of Silk Stockings The Locket A Reflection
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:4064066446383
It is a short story by author Kate Chopin about a young woman who flees from her husband's Louisiana home by accident and lives covertly in New Orleans. Athénase, the story's married lady, is stuck, confined by the possibilities that society provides her. After abandoning an unpleasant convent house, the fictitious Athénase finds herself in a marriage that is similarly "wretched," so she flees once more. She was unable to submit a legally binding complaint against her spouse. The loss of freedom is her biggest objection to marriage.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101199862
In one volume, the two short-story collections that established Kate Chopin as one of America's best-loved realist writers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435192
Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440672705
Published for the first time as Chopin intended, this is a collection of her most innovative stories, including "The Story of an Hour," "An Egyptian Cigarette," and "The Kiss." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1728685834
The Awakening (1899) appears in this collection of short stories. Upon publication of the story Chopin's writing was highly praised, but the public was outraged the content and only one edition was printed. The Awakening was rediscovered in the 1960s, when Chopin was praised for raising feminist questions. The story follows the personal discovery of a married woman of the things she did not even realize she was missing.