The House of Mirth : Complete, Authoritative Text With Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives

About the Series v About This Volume vii PART ONE The House of Mirth: The Complete Text Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts 3(22) The Complete Text 25(284) PART TWO The House of Mirth: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism A Critical History of The House of Mirth 309(17) Cultural Criticism and The House of Mirth 326(33) What Is Cultural Criticism? 326(11) Cultural Criticism: A Selected Bibliography 337(3) A Cultural Perspective The Traffic in Women: A Cultural Critique of The House of Mirth 340(19) Lillian S. Robinson Marxist Criticism and The House of Mirth 359(32) What Is Marxist Criticism? 359(13) Marxist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography 372(3) A Marxist Perspective Debasing Exchange: Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth 375(16) Wai-Chee Dimock Feminist Criticism and The House of Mirth 391(28) What Is Feminist Criticism? 391(7) Feminist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography 398(6) A Feminist Perspective The Name of the Lily: Edith Wharton's Feminism(s) 404(15) Frances L. Restuccia Deconstruction and The House of Mirth 419(28) What Is Deconstruction? 419(10) Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography 429(2) A Deconstructionist Perspective Death by Speculation: Deconstructing The House of Mirth 431(16) Margot Norris Psychoanalytic Criticism and The House of Mirth 447(36) What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism? 447(12) Psychoanalytic Criticism: A Selected Bibliography 459(5) A Psychoanalytic Perspective The Daughter's Dilemma: Psychoanalytic Interpretation and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth 464(19) Ellie Ragland Sullivan Glossary of critical and Theoretical Terms 483(14) About the contributors 497