(영어로 읽는 고전 _ 이디스 워튼의 단편소설2)
Edith Newbold Jones로 태어난 Edith Wharton(1862-1937)은 미국 소설가, 단편 작가 및 디자이너다. 그녀는 유머러스하고 예리한 소설과 단편을 쓰기 위해 미국의 특권층에 대한 내부자의 시각을 훌륭하고 자연스러운 재치와 결합했다. Wharton은 Henry James와 Theodore Roosevelt를 포함하여 그녀 시대의 많은 문학 및 공인을 잘 알고있었다. 글을 쓰는 것 외에도 그녀는 당대의 높은 평가를 받는 조경가, 인테리어 디자이너, 유행가였다.

(Classics to read in English _ The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton ? Part 2by Edith Wharton)
Edith Wharton (1862-1937), born as Edith Newbold Jones, was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She combines an insider's view of America's privileged life with a good, natural wit to write her humorous and edgy novels and short stories. Wharton was familiar with many of the literature and public figures of her time, including Henry James and Theodore Roosevelt. In addition to her writing, she was a highly regarded landscape architect, interior designer, and fashionist of her time.

CONTENTS

AFTERWARD
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THE FULNESS OF LIFE
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A VENETIAN NIGHT’S ENTERTAINMENT
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XINGU
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THE VERDICT

THE RECKONING
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VERSE
BOTTICELLI’S MADONNA IN THE LOUVRE.
THE TOMB OF ILARIA GIUNIGI.
THE SONNET.
TWO BACKGROUNDS.
EXPERIENCE.
CHARTRES.
LIFE.
AN AUTUMN SUNSET