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The Awakening
by CHOPIN, KATE
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone and Co, 1899. First edition. Original binding. Very Good. RARE FIRST EDITION OF CHOPIN'S GROUNDBREAKING NOVEL; A FOUNDATIONAL FEMINIST WORK. "No other American book was so maligned, neglected for so long, and then embraced so quickly and with such enthusiasm as Kate Chopin's 1899 novel The Awakening. And none has been so thoroughly redeemed as The Awakening. Thought vulgar, morbid, and disturbing in Chopin's time, it has for the past quarter of a century been seen as sensitive, passionate, and inspiring. Forgotten for two generations, it is today known by countless people in dozens of countries, and Kate Chopin has become among the most widely read of classic American authors" (Bernard Koloski, Awakenings).
Chopin's "works are widely taught at universities and have been the subject of considerable critical attention. The Awakening has been translated into several languages. Chopin is now seen as a pioneer of both American realism and feminist consciousness. To a degree that was ahead of her time, she rejected both conservative and liberal didacticism and discarded traditional assumptions in an attempt to depict honestly and emphatically the inner life of women" (American National Biography Online).
CHOPIN, KATE. The Awakening.Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone and Co, 1899. Octavo, original pictorial green cloth stamped in red and green; custom silk box. A hint of toning to spine; a handful of leaves with light dampstaining at top corner, not affecting text. An outstanding copy-the finest we have seen-of an extremely difficult book to find in collectible condition.
Chopin's "works are widely taught at universities and have been the subject of considerable critical attention. The Awakening has been translated into several languages. Chopin is now seen as a pioneer of both American realism and feminist consciousness. To a degree that was ahead of her time, she rejected both conservative and liberal didacticism and discarded traditional assumptions in an attempt to depict honestly and emphatically the inner life of women" (American National Biography Online).
CHOPIN, KATE. The Awakening.Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone and Co, 1899. Octavo, original pictorial green cloth stamped in red and green; custom silk box. A hint of toning to spine; a handful of leaves with light dampstaining at top corner, not affecting text. An outstanding copy-the finest we have seen-of an extremely difficult book to find in collectible condition.
Synopsis
The Awakening by Kate Chopin is an important work. Published in Chicago in 1899, this is often hailed as a precursor to modern feminist literature. “She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”
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- Bookseller
- The Manhattan Rare Book Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2554
- Title
- The Awakening
- Author
- CHOPIN, KATE
- Format/Binding
- Original binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Herbert S. Stone and Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago and New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- feminism, American literature, chopin, kate chopin, the awakening, awakening, feminist,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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