The Age of Innocence | The Age of Innocence: An Overview
An overview of the novel's meaning with an emphasis on the aspect of a changing society in the novel.
In the following overview of The Age of Innocence, Hynes explores Wharton's treatment of a changing society.
The Age of Innocence, a reminiscent but satiric account of the time, place, and society in which Edith Wharton grew up, won for the author a 1921 Pulitzer Prize and was a best-seller when it appeared. Wharton had earlier taken up the topic of the society of the old New York, in which her wealthy parents played important roles, in novels such as [The entire page is 1568 words long] The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
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