Author:
Liming, Sheila, author.
ImprintMinneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]
Descriptionxi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note:The library as space: self-making and social endangerment in The decoration of houses and Summer -- The library as hoard: collecting and cananicity in The house of mirth and Eline Vere -- The library as network: affinity, exchange, and the makings of authorship -- The library as tomb: monuments and memorials in Wharton's short fiction".
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"This book makes a claim for the centrality of libraries to the mythos of self-making in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American culture, focusing on Edith Wharton as its primary case in point. Wharton was never formally educated; rather, her private library collection, portions of which she inherited from her father, formed the basis of an education that would, in time, directly contribute to her success as a popular author."-- Provided by publisher.
