We'll meet on January 4 at Kerry's house to discuss The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.Supplemental materials:
- Publisher's discussion questions posted at LitLovers
- Segullah Book Club's discussion, including a couple of their own questions
- Mount Pleasant Public Library discussion questions
- Julie Olin-Ammentorp's discussion questions
- Teacher Vision's entry for The Age of Innocence, including some biographical material about Wharton
- Novel Guide essay questions/answers
- Masterwork study by Linda Wagner-Martin: The Age of Innocence: A Novel of Ironic Nostalgia (Thanks, Suzanne!)
- New Yorker article from 2014 when Wharton's early letters were auctioned at Christie's. Article includes lots of biographical info about her.
- Journal article, "Silencing Women in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence," Clair Virginia Eby, Colby Quarterly, Vol. 28, 1992
- Critical essay, "The Ironic Structure and Untold Stories in The Age of Innocence," Kathy Miller Hadley, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 53, 1991
- Discussion amongst some readers on Goodreads about Newland Archer being a jerk
- From Kathy, here are two poems that she found illuminating on the question of Newland Archer's character: My Heart by Frank O'Hara, and I Dwell in Possibility by Emily Dickinson
As always, let me know if you come across useful materials/questions.
Steph's discussion topic: How does living amidst rigid social mores (pretend there's an accent on that e) affect a person's ability to make moral judgements? What purpose do mores serve?
Steph's discussion topic: How does living amidst rigid social mores (pretend there's an accent on that e) affect a person's ability to make moral judgements? What purpose do mores serve?
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