HOUSE OF MIRTH

Coordinators: Patricia Geehr, Arlene Curinga

Edith Wharton, the first woman to win a Pulitzer, is known for depicting the “tragedies and ironies” of life among members of the middle class and aristocratic New York society in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will read The House of Mirth, her first literary success. Through themes of gender, class, love, and friendship, Wharton depicts the destructive results of the pursuit of wealth and misplaced values that are still evident today. Recommended text: Scribner, paperback edition 2020.

Other Classes:

MYTHOLOGY
LITERARY HEROINES
HOWARDS END
COMEDY & SATIRE
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
POETS’ WORKSHOP
CONVERSATIONS EN FRANÇAIS
CONTEMPORARY POETRY
CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES
FASCINATING NON-FICTION
GREAT CONVERSATIONS
ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY
SHAKESPEARE

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