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La casa de la alegría. La casa de la alegría (título original en inglés: The House of Mirth) es la segunda novela de Edith Wharton, publicada en 1905 y posterior a su primer libro, Santuario como así también el título del film que narra el drama personal de una mujer agraciada en la alta sociedad de Nueva York de inicios del siglo XX .
About The House of Mirth. An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton’s first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called “a society of irresponsible pleasure-seekers” with a ...
13 de out. de 2000 · The House of Mirth: Directed by Terence Davies. With Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney. A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
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The House of Mirth. By Edith Wharton. “The House of Mirth” is a novel written by Edith Wharton that explores the societal constraints of the early 20th century upper class society in New York City. The novel uses literary devices such as symbolism, irony, and characterization to illustrate the consequences of the protagonist’s struggle to ...
The House of Mirth: Directed by Terence Davies. With Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney. A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.
1 de mai. de 1993 · A runaway bestseller on publication in 1905, The House of Mirth is a brilliant romantic novel of manners, the book that established Edith Wharton as one of America's greatest novelists. " A tragedy of our modern life, in which the relentlessness of what men used to call Fate and esteem, in their ignorance, a power beyond their control, is as vividly set forth as ever it was by Aeschylus or ...
The House of Mirth traces Lily's course as she unsuccessfully attempts to fulfill this goal. She is unable to marry any of the men who offer their hand because of her own ambivalence. Every time Lily comes close to winning a husband, such as Percy Gryce, she finds herself unable to follow through on her plan.
