The awakening and other stories / Kate Chopin.

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  • Author(s): Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904; Knights, Pamela
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
  • Publication Date:
    2008
  • Physical Description:
    410 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Series:
    Oxford world's classics
    Oxford's world's classics
    Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Short stories
  • Subject Terms:
  • Availability: 6 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      New edition / edited with an introduction and notes by Pamela Knights.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Presents the 1899 novel about Edna Pontellier, a Victorian-era wife and mother who is awakened to the full force of her desire for love and freedom when she becomes enamored with Robert LeBrun, a young man she meets while on vacation, and includes thirty-two short stories by Kate Chopin, drawn from throughout her career.
    • Content Notes:
      The awakening -- Wiser than God --Point at issue -- The Christ light -- Maid of Saint Phillippe -- Doctor Chevalier's lie -- Beyond the bayou -- Old aunt Peggy -- Ripe figs -- Miss McEnders -- At the 'Cadian ball -- The father of Desiree's baby -- Caline -- A matter of prejudice -- Azelie -- A lady of bayou St. John -- La belle Zoraide -- Tonie (at Cheniere Caminada) -- A gentleman of bayou Teche -- In Sabine -- A respectable woman -- The dream of an hour (the story of an hour) -- Lilacs -- Regret -- Her letters -- Athenaise -- The unexpected -- Vagabonds -- A pair of silk stockings -- An Egyptian cigarette -- Elizabeth Stock's one story -- The storm: a sequel to "The 'Cadian Ball."
    • Notes:
      3 4 5 14 17 19 20
    • ISBN:
      9780199536948
      0199536945
    • Accession Number:
      228195133
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1014422