“PENDULUM WOMAN”: EDITH WHARTON'S STRATEGIC FORMATION OF TRIANGLES IN REAL-LIFE RELATIONSHIPS
“PENDULUM WOMAN”: EDITH WHARTON'S STRATEGIC FORMATION OF TRIANGLES IN REAL-LIFE RELATIONSHIPS
Author(s): Narumi YoshinoSubject(s): Theory of Literature, American Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: automobiles; Edith Wharton; the Mount; Teddy Wharton; triangular relationships;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper concerns Edith Wharton’s strategic formation of triangular relationships in her real life. As the reticent wife of an upper-class renowned family, Wharton used all she had to make male acquaintances that would enhance her intellectual stimulation and deepen her insight as a writer. Including her husband Teddy in her social circle, she skillfully entertained guests by creating a private space in her automobile and her mansion in Lenox. In this paper, her rather “strategic” methods to establish these relationships will be examined in detail.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 29/2023
- Issue No: 29
- Page Range: 51-60
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English