Edith Wharton's treatment of marriage.

This thesis is an examination of the variation of style and setting and the continuity of theme in Edith Wharton's fiction. Her treatment of marriage and divorce is used as the basis for comparison. Several themes are traced through her work and their possible relation to her own life is indicated. The most important themes are the underlying isolation of marriage and the destructive nature of illusion. The ethical code which Mrs. Wharton applies to her characters is found to be based upon individual capacity and motive rather than upon a specific objective standard. Her view of life is shown to combine tragedy and irony. Mrs. Wharton's fiction is studied in loosely chronological order with some attention to the development and decline of her style.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

1964

Author dc:creator

• Tagge, Ann Weller, 1932-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Long, E. Hudson (Eugene Hudson), 1908-1990.

• Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.

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Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14432

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/14432