A popular subject in sociology and cultural studies, divorce has been overlooked by literary critics. Spanning nearly a century during which the divorce rate skyrocketed, this study traces the treatment of divorce in the American novel.
A popular subject in sociology and cultural studies, divorce has been overlooked by literary critics. Spanning nearly a century during which the divorce rate skyrocketed, this study traces the treatment of divorce in the American novel.
Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of the District of Columbia, Kimberly Freeman has published articles in A/B:Auto/Biography and American Literary Realism. She has also contributed to the Reader's Guide to Gay and LesbianStudies and A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia. She received her Ph.D. from the Univeristy of Connecticut.
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Chapter 1 CHAPTER ONE Americanizing Divorce Chapter 2 CHAPTER TWO The "Enormous Fact" of American Life Chapter 3 CHAPTER THREE Divorce, the American Custom, in Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country Chapter 4 CHAPTER FOUR Mary McCarthy's A Charmed Life Chapter 5 CHAPTER FIVE Divorce Me Romance and Realism in John CONCLUSION Can the Circle Be Broken? Divorce and the Future of the American Novel Notes Bibliography Index
Chapter 1 CHAPTER ONE Americanizing Divorce Chapter 2 CHAPTER TWO The "Enormous Fact" of American Life Chapter 3 CHAPTER THREE Divorce, the American Custom, in Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country Chapter 4 CHAPTER FOUR Mary McCarthy's A Charmed Life Chapter 5 CHAPTER FIVE Divorce Me Romance and Realism in John CONCLUSION Can the Circle Be Broken? Divorce and the Future of the American Novel Notes Bibliography Index
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