The Awakening

7,This Norton Critical Edition includes: - The annotated text of Kate Chopin's modernist novel of marital infidelity, set in New Orleans and Grande Isle, Louisiana. - A preface, a critical essay, and explanatory annotations by Margo Culley. - Essays by acclaimed Chopin biographers Per Seyersted and Emily Toth, An Etiquette/Advice Book Sampler with selections from the conduct books of the period, and contemporary perspectives on womanhood, motherhood, and marriage. - Forty-five reviews and interpretive essays on The Awakening spanning three centuries. - A Chronology of Chopin's life and work and an updated Selected Bibliography.About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.