The notes clarify the "anthropological exactitude" Wharton used to describe the snobbery of the 1870s wealthy elite.
I’m reading the —the introduction by Stephen Orgel and the detailed notes really help peel back the layers of Wharton’s "anthropological" look at Old New York. It’s not just a love story; it’s a dissection of how the tribe protects itself.
Spent my morning in 1870s New York. ☕️📖 Currently obsessed with the Oxford World's Classics lineup—this edition of Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize winner is as beautiful as the prose is cutting.
Is there any classic more heartbreakingly precise than The Age of Innocence ? 💔
#TheAgeOfInnocence #EdithWharton #OxfordWorldsClassics #ClassicLiterature #Bookstagram #GildedAge Option 2: The Short & Punchy (Best for X/Twitter)
The notes clarify the "anthropological exactitude" Wharton used to describe the snobbery of the 1870s wealthy elite.
I’m reading the —the introduction by Stephen Orgel and the detailed notes really help peel back the layers of Wharton’s "anthropological" look at Old New York. It’s not just a love story; it’s a dissection of how the tribe protects itself. The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)
Spent my morning in 1870s New York. ☕️📖 Currently obsessed with the Oxford World's Classics lineup—this edition of Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize winner is as beautiful as the prose is cutting. The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)
Is there any classic more heartbreakingly precise than The Age of Innocence ? 💔 The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)
#TheAgeOfInnocence #EdithWharton #OxfordWorldsClassics #ClassicLiterature #Bookstagram #GildedAge Option 2: The Short & Punchy (Best for X/Twitter)
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