Memorial Boxes and Guarded Interiors: Edith Wharton and Material Culture

by Edith Wharton

Book Overview

In Edith Wharton's works, references to architecture, interior decoration, painting, sculpture, and fashion abound. As these essays demonstrate, art and objects are for Wharton evidence of cultural belief and reflect the values, assumptions, and customs of the burgeoning consumer culture in which she lived and about which she wrote. Furthermore, her meditations about issues of architecture, design, and decoration serve as important commentaries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817354190
• ISBN13: 9780817354190
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.7"