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Uniform Title: The age of innocence. French
Title: Au temps de l'innocence
Note: Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Wikisource.)
Summary: "Au temps de l'innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of New York's high society, it navigates the intricate social dynamics and expectations of the era. The narrative primarily follows Newland Archer, a young man engaged to May Welland, as he grapples with the constraints of his environment and the unexpected return of his enigmatic cousin, Ellen Olenska, who challenges the norms of their world. The opening of the story introduces a vibrant scene at the Academy of Music in New York during a performance by Christine Nilsson. Newland Archer arrives late, reflecting on the social conventions that dictate his life, including the fascination with the innocent beauty of May Welland. As the performance unfolds, Archer’s gaze shifts between the stage and his fiancée's family, particularly focusing on the implications of Ellen Olenska's return, which stirs curiosity and unease among the attendees. The atmosphere hints at an examination of love, duty, and the rigidity of social expectations as Archer finds himself torn between societal obligations and deeper, perhaps forbidden, emotions awakened by Ellen's presence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Translator: Saint-René Taillandier, Madeleine Marie Louise Chevrillon, 1865-1959
EBook No.: 62147
Published: May 16, 2020
Downloads: 929
Language: French
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Domestic fiction
Subject: Married people -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Separated people -- Fiction
Subject: Upper class -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: The age of innocence. French
Title: Au temps de l'innocence
Note: Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Wikisource.)
Summary: "Au temps de l'innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of New York's high society, it navigates the intricate social dynamics and expectations of the era. The narrative primarily follows Newland Archer, a young man engaged to May Welland, as he grapples with the constraints of his environment and the unexpected return of his enigmatic cousin, Ellen Olenska, who challenges the norms of their world. The opening of the story introduces a vibrant scene at the Academy of Music in New York during a performance by Christine Nilsson. Newland Archer arrives late, reflecting on the social conventions that dictate his life, including the fascination with the innocent beauty of May Welland. As the performance unfolds, Archer’s gaze shifts between the stage and his fiancée's family, particularly focusing on the implications of Ellen Olenska's return, which stirs curiosity and unease among the attendees. The atmosphere hints at an examination of love, duty, and the rigidity of social expectations as Archer finds himself torn between societal obligations and deeper, perhaps forbidden, emotions awakened by Ellen's presence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Translator: Saint-René Taillandier, Madeleine Marie Louise Chevrillon, 1865-1959
EBook No.: 62147
Published: May 16, 2020
Downloads: 929
Language: French
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Domestic fiction
Subject: Married people -- Fiction
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Subject: Separated people -- Fiction
Subject: Upper class -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.