tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85109302024-03-13T07:57:42.364-07:00Wharton News and NotesAnnouncements about Wharton-related events, questions, and news posted to the Edith Wharton Society site. Send your announcements or questions to whartonqueries at gmail dot com and they'll be posted here.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-65152137025578866662013-09-16T14:25:00.001-07:002013-09-16T14:25:40.724-07:00We've moved!The Edith Wharton Society now has a site that allows posting to the first page, so Edith Wharton in the News and any News and Notes will now be at our new site,<br />
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Please change your bookmarks to this new site, and thanks.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-10223677802952416022013-06-18T08:41:00.001-07:002013-06-18T08:41:12.066-07:00Edith Wharton Society News<div class="p1">
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Congratulations to the Edith Wharton Essay Prize winners:</div>
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First prize: Krystyna Michael (PhD candidate, CUNY-Grad Center)“A Break in the Continuity:” Chaos, Control and Wharton’s Commitment to Form:</div>
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Second prize: Katelyn Durkin (PhD candidate, UVa):The (Re)Production Craze: Taylorism and Regress in Edith Wharton’s Twilight Sleep</div>
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I'm an author specializing in the history of espionage. I'm currently working on a project that has somehow taken me a bit far afield. I'm trying to track down the story that Edith Wharton intervened for Maj. Ralph Van Deman in his efforts to establish a military intelligence division during World War I. </div>
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Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-23895607432587490462013-06-07T12:20:00.001-07:002013-06-07T12:20:20.208-07:00Edith Wharton Symposium Registration Open<div class="p1">
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1. “Edith Wharton’s Old New York: The Autobiography of an Expatriate,” Hildegard Hoeller, CUNY-CSI and the Graduate Center<br />
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Session 8-F Undine at 100: A Centennial Reappraisal of The Custom of the Country (Defender 7thFloor)<br />
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1. “A Novel for All Seasons,” Susan Goodman, University of Delaware<br />
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1. “Edith Wharton’s Old New York: The Autobiography of an Expatriate,” Hildegard Hoeller, CUNY-CSI and the Graduate Center<br />
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1. “A Novel for All Seasons,” Susan Goodman, University of Delaware<br />
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2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Edith Wharton’s much-read and much-analyzed novel The Custom of the Country. Described as the writer’s "greatest book" by Hermione Lee in her 2007 biography, and listed by Wharton herself at the end of a long and prolific career as one of her own favourite works, The Custom of the Country arguably remains the author's most complex and controversial novel.<br />
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To mark its centenary year, the symposium directors warmly invite papers on any topic pertaining to this landmark text. Themes might include: re-readings of the novel in the light of modern economic crises, serialisation, marketing and material culture, narrative strategies, modernist aesthetics, the challenges and rewards of teaching the novel, and reappraisals of Wharton’s most controversial female protagonist, Undine Spragg. Alternatively, discussions might be framed within the contexts of leisure-class marriage and divorce, masculinity, Europe, travel, or the visual arts. We also welcome broader comparative approaches, viewing The Custom of the Country in relation to other novels of the period, to other work by Wharton in any genre, or exploring the novel’s influence on contemporary writers and popular culture.<br />
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Co-sponsored by the Edith Wharton Society, the symposium will be held on the Hope Park campus of Liverpool Hope University, located within five miles of the Liverpool city centre. Moderately priced, ensuite campus accommodation will be available to delegates for the duration of the symposium. Day rates are also available. Keynote speakers for this event will be confirmed shortly. Further information and updates can be found on the symposium website: www.hope.ac.uk/custom<br />
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Please send 250-word abstracts for 20-minute papers (indicating any equipment/technical requirements), and a brief biographical note by the deadline of 15 April 2013 to the directors via e-mail: custom@hope.ac.uk<br />
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Sponsors: Liverpool Hope University and the Edith Wharton Society<br />
Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-31546120485423118372012-04-20T10:59:00.003-07:002012-04-20T11:02:16.425-07:00Wharton Research Award and Mount Research Award WinnersBeinecke Wharton Collection Award: Melanie Dawson, College of William and Mary, “Ageist Modernity: Generational Obsessions in the Work of Edith Wharton and Her Contemporaries”<br />Dawson will examine Wharton’s letters and drafts of her later fiction for clues to the ways in which her sense of age, beauty, and women’s cultural position were bound up in one another and the ways in which her understanding of these issues may have changed over time and across manuscript revisions. <br /><br />Mount Research Award: Kaye Wierzbicki, Harvard University, “‘Thinking Away the Flowers’: Edith Wharton and a Return to Form.”<br /><br /> In addition to the Mount’s physical gardens,Wierzbicki will examine Wharton’s annotations and markings in scientific and evolutionary texts and the extensive collection of horticultural and landscape design texts in her library, spanning subjects from arboriculture to irises and from Italian Renaissance gardens to Japanese rock gardens. Wierzbicki will consider Wharton’s thinking about the relationship between text and garden and between garden and nation.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-45424585404180747562012-04-18T21:38:00.000-07:002012-04-18T21:39:04.394-07:00The Edith Wharton Essay PrizeThe deadline has been extended to May 30, 2012 for the Edith Wharton Essay Prize. Please encourage your colleagues and grad students to submit an essay.<br /><br /><br />The Edith Wharton Essay Prize<br /><br />Deadline: May 30, 2012<br /><br />Instituted in the fall of 2005, the Edith Wharton Essay Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on Edith Wharton by a beginning scholar. Graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty members who have not held a tenure-track or full-time appointment for more than four years are eligible to submit their work. The winning essay will be published in The Edith Wharton Review, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in the MLA Bibliography , and the writer will receive an award of $250.<br /><br />All entries will be considered for publication in The Edith Wharton Review as well as for the Edith Wharton Essay Prize. Submissions should be 15-25 pages in length and should follow the 7th edition MLA style, using endnotes, not footnotes. Applicants should not identify themselves on the manuscript but should provide a separate cover page that includes their names, academic status, e-mail address, postal addresses, and the notation “The Edith Wharton Essay Prize.”<br /><br />To submit an essay for the prize, send three copies to The Edith Wharton Review:<br /><br />Prof. Carole M. Shaffer-Koros, Editor<br />Kean University, English Department<br />CAS 3rd floor<br />1000 Morris Avenue<br />Union, NJ 07083Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-1509251690710122812011-12-28T11:12:00.001-08:002011-12-28T11:12:38.698-08:00Edith Wharton Review (Fall 2011) Table of Contents<a href="http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org">http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org</a><br /><br />Volume 27.2, Fall 2011<br /><br />Faulstick, Dustin H. "'He that Loveth Silver Shall Not Be Satisfied with Silver'" Reconsidering the Connection between The House of Mirth and Ecclesiastes."Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 1-12.<br /><br />Patten, Ann L. "'The Wanamaker Touch in Fiction' and Edith Wharton's Guide to Novel-writing in Hudson River Bracketed and The Gods Arrive." Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 12-22.<br /><br />Raphael, Lev. "Writing Wharton's Wrong." Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 22-2.<br /><br /><br />Shaffer-Koros, Carol. "Wharton in New York." Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 23-24.<br /><br />Goldman-Price, Irene. "Edith Wharton Collection Research Report." Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 24-25.<br /><br />Olin-Ammentorp, Julie. Rev. of Edith Wharton and the Politics of Race by Jennie A. Kassanoff. Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 25-26.<br /><br />Campbell, Donna. Rev. of The Unpublished Writings of Edith Wharton, ed. Laura Rattray. Edith Wharton Review 27.2 (Fall 2011): 26-27.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-21388916124475621362011-10-15T09:30:00.000-07:002011-10-15T09:31:07.348-07:00New queries at the Edith Wharton Society sitePlease send any replies to whartonqueries@gmail.com for posting at the site. <br />*********<br />Edith Wharton's dogs<br /><br />I am conducting research for an article to be published in 2011, commemorating the 125th anniversary of American Kennel Club recognition of the English Toy Spaniel (admitted 1886). I wish to include photographs of noted Americans with this breed in my article.<br /><br />About 2 to 3 years ago, I saw a photo (possibly a post card or carte de visite) for auction on Ebay claiming to show Edith Wharton with her pet English Toy Spaniel [a.k.a. King Charles Spaniel; not to be confused with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel]. Unfortunately, I did not win this auction and I cannot find this particular photo in any on-line archives. I have found photos of Edith Wharton with her Chihuahua dogs and a Yorkshire Terrier.<br /><br />Is there a copy of this photo in the collection of the Edith Wharton Library/Archives? Can anyone confirm that she did indeed at some time own this breed as a pet? The photo on Ebay definitely depicted a lady of the era, certainly resembling Edith Wharton, with an English Toy Spaniel. I believe the dog was seated on her lap. This photo may have been taken after the author relocated to France. The dog is a small, flat-faced spaniel which could be easily mistaken for a Pekingese. <br /><br />Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Richard LeBeau<br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />*****************<br /><br />"The Line of Least Resistance" <br /><br />My name is quoted below and you can of course quote it, as well as my e-mail address. I am and have been all my life a passionate Whartonian, although I am better know throughout the world (this a true fact not a self-serving fancy!) as a biographer of Gustav Mahler (3 volumes of my biography have been published by Oxford University Press). <br /><br />My mother was one of the two daughters of the hero (or rather anti-hero as we say in French) of the Wharton story The Line of Least Resistance but the story ended very differently in real life. My mother knew Wharton well and they must have met quite frequently in France, where Wharton spent most of her life, as far as I know. She was the main subject of my last conversation with my mother before my mother was killed in a car-accident in 1983. <br /><br />I found a letter from James to Wharton which concerns "The Line". If further information concerning this story has survived, I would of course be very interested. I already know much of the truth behind the story, particularly why Wharton never followed James's advice of transforming "The Line..." into a novel, but I suppose all Whartonians know about this! <br /><br />This is all for today but I would be very obliged to receive answers to this message <br /><br />Henry-Louis de La Grange <br /><br />Prof. H.L. de La Grange <br /><br />Please reply to hlg@bluewin.ch<br /><br />**********************<br /><br />Frontispiece for House of Mirth<br /><br />I would like to know which image was used for the frontispiece for 'The House of Mirth,' the first 1905 edition. There are two major photographs presented as taken during this time (one with Wharton sitting at her desk, the other she is standing with a book). <br />Thank you<br /><br />****************<br /><br />"The Journey" I am leading a Book Club discussion on Edith Wharton's "The Journey". Could you tell me what year this short story was written? I understand it is part of The Greater Inclination, with a publication in 1916????<br /><br />Thank you for your help - it is fine to publish this information.<br /><br />Age of Innocence Reviews in British Periodicals <br /><br />Was Age of Innocence reviewed in Cornhill Magazine, or any other contemporary British literary journal of comparable status? <br /><br />********************<br /><br />Bouguereau Venus<br /><br />I am doing a research on art collectors Wharton knew and drew inspiration from for her characters. <br /><br />In her autobiography she mentions an episode in which William Astor’s acquisition of a Bouguereau Venus was occasionally commented upon by friends and relatives; I have been looking in several publications and archives, but I have not been able to identify this painting; I’m also not sure if the Astor she might have been referring to was William Backhouse Astor or another member of the family.<br /><br />I would really appreciate any information on the subject.<br /><br />Sincerely <br /><br />Elisabetta Mezzani<br /><br />***************<br /><br />Judith Fetterley on Wharton <br /><br />I am looking for the article "The Temptation to be a Beautiful Object" by Judith Fetterley. I cannot find a book in print that includes this article, and I wondered if you could help. Thank you!<br /><br />Katie Wickliff<br /><br />***************<br />Edith Wharton's Will<br /><br />What was the content of her will? Did her niece receive her possessions? Did she create the potion of literary executor?<br />Thank you<br />M Stalnaker<br /><br />**************<br /><br />"My Little Dog"<br /><br />I am trying to find the poem “my little old dog:/a heartbeat at my feet. I am unable to retrieve it from the electronic text center. I am probably doing something wrong. Could you please help me or forward me a copy? <br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />Susan Cook <br /><br />walking.demi@yahoo.com<br /><br />***************<br /><br />"The Pelican"<br /><br />Most critics believe that the lecture is satirized, but why does Wharton also give an account of the smug narrator who prides on his knowledge and assumes himself to be a savior? The pelican implies self-sacrifice, and is this also meant for satire? Also, how do we think of the lecturer's family traditon of learning? Does she try to find an excuse to maintain her literary identity? (Jane from Capital Normal University, Beijing)<br /><br /><br />***************<br /><br />Spohr Symphony in Age of Innocence<br /><br />In “The Age of Innocence” Book 2, XIX , 4 pages into this section the following passage occurs: “A long time had apparently passed since his heart had stopped beating, for the white and rosy procession was in fact half way up the nave, the Bishop, the Rector and two white-winged assistants were hovering about the flower-banked altar, and the first chords of the Spohr symphony were strewing their flower-like notes before the bride.”<br /><br />I am a member of the Spohr Society of Great Britain and as such am interested in all references to the composer in literature. My question is, which Spohr symphony is referred to? Spohr’s work is rarely played these days, especially not at weddings, but it must have been sufficiently standard a part of American wedding services at the period the novel was set in for readers to know, without having it specified, which work it was. Can any member throw light on this?<br /><br />Many thanks<br /><br />Mike Jarman<br /><br />mike.jarman@btinternet .com <br /><br />*****************<br /><br />Edith Wharton Design Award<br /><br />I am doing research on Edith Wharton and came across a reference to John Loring of Tiffany fame who was given the Design and Art Society's Edith Wharton Award of Excellence in 1988. I would like to know there if there is any specific information about this particular award — how it came to be — and perhaps other recipients. <br /><br />Thank you for your kind attention — <br /><br />Best,<br />Miriam Berman<br />Author, Madison Square — The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks<br /><br />**************<br /><br />Detailed bibliography of publication dates for Wharton's serial novels<br /><br />For a researcher at our university, we’re seeking a detailed bibliography for Wharton’s serialized novels’ publication schedule. For example, for the “House of Mirth,” it would give each issue (date, page numbers) of Scribner’s Magazine in which that novel was serialized. <br /><br />We’ve found many more general lists that tell the months and years a novel was serialized, but are hoping that someone might have compiled this more complete and specific data. <br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Mary Molineux, msmoli@wm.edu<br /><br /><br />**************<br />Wharton poem on dogs<br /><br />I am trying to find the poem “my little old dog:/a heartbeat at my feet. I am unable to retrieve it from the electronic text center. I am probably doing something wrong. Could you please help me or forward me a copy? <br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />Susan Cook, walking.demi@yahoo.comEdithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-17394886085673007722011-05-30T16:20:00.000-07:002011-05-30T16:21:51.900-07:00Wharton site available; Wharton in Florence 2012 siteThe Edith Wharton site is now available at its usual spot: <a href="http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org">http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org</a>. Also, the conference site for Edith Wharton in Florence 2012 is available here: <a href="http://wharton2012.wordpress.com">http://wharton2012.wordpress.com</a>.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-55813461486351652752011-05-23T09:26:00.001-07:002011-05-23T09:26:30.448-07:00Edith Wharton Society site down temporarilyBecause of an outage at the main WSU web site, the Edith Wharton Society web site is down temporarily. The IT people say that it will be restored by the end of the week (5/27). Sorry for the inconvenience.<br /><br />Donna CampbellEdithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-87885410609052832162011-03-13T11:09:00.000-07:002011-03-13T11:10:54.043-07:00Wharton Sessions at American Literature Association 2011Thursday, May 26, 4:30-5:50 pm<br /><br />Session 6-B: Edith Wharton and the Aesthetic<br /><br />Organized by the Edith Wharton Society<br /><br />Chair: Gary Totten, North Dakota State University<br /><br /><br />1. “‘Our Literary Aristocrat‘: Edith Wharton, Social Class, and The Writing of Fiction,”‖ Julie Olin-Ammentorp, Le Moyne College<br /><br />2. “Wharton, Atherton, and the Aesthetics of Age,”‖ Melanie Dawson, College of William and Mary<br /><br />3. “Wharton‘s Guide to Novel-writing: Hudson River Bracketed and The Gods Arrive,”‖ Ann L. Patten, Trinity College Dublin<br /><br />4. “Edith Wharton and the Problem of Progress,”‖ Rafael Walker, University of Pennsylvania<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Friday, May 27, 9:40-11:00 am<br /><br />Session 8-B: Realism, Naturalism, and the Powers of Horror in Edith Wharton's Writing<br /><br />Organized by the Edith Wharton Society<br /><br />Chair: Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College <br /><br /> <br /><br />1. "Mountain Iconography: Charity's Uphill Descent in Edith Wharton's Summer," Bill Hardwig, University of Tennessee<br /><br />2. "Queering the Uncanny: The Psychic Vampire in Viereck's The House of the Vampire and Wharton's "The Eyes," Sharon Kehl Califano, Hesser College<br /><br />3. “The ‘Habit(u)s and Tastes’ of Edith Wharton's Gothic: Class, Ghosts, and Architecture in "Afterward" and "The Lady's Maid's Bell," Gillian Nelson Bauer, Loyola University Chicago<br /><br />Friday, May 27, 11:10 am-12:30 pm<br /><br />Session 9-N: Business Meeting: Wharton SocietyEdithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-68866074940981034242011-02-19T12:53:00.001-08:002011-02-19T12:53:19.933-08:00Edith Wharton Conference 2012Edith Wharton in Florence: <br /><br />A Sesquicentennial Conference Sponsored by <br /><br />the Edith Wharton Society<br /><br />6-8 June 2012<br /><br /><br /><br />Please join us for the international conference of the Edith Wharton Society in Florence, Italy, celebrating the sesquicentennial of Wharton's birth. “Edith Wharton in Florence” will be the third Wharton Society conference held in Europe and the first in Italy. The conference directors seek papers focusing on all aspects of Wharton's work, and we especially welcome submissions dealing with the international contexts of her writing. Papers might offer readings of any of Wharton's texts, including the short fiction, poetry, plays, essays, and travel writing, in addition to the novels; Wharton's work in relation to any of its nineteenth- and twentieth-century contexts; Wharton in a transatlantic literary context; Wharton and her contemporaries, both male and female, canonical and non-canonical, European and American; Wharton in Italy, Morocco, and elsewhere in Europe; Wharton and the other arts, including painting, photography, theatre, and film (adaptations of her work during her lifetime and those that have appeared more recently); Wharton and cosmopolitanism, globalization, and the various forces of modernity; Wharton and art history. All theoretical approaches welcome, including feminist, psychoanalytic, historicist, marxist, queer, and ecocritical, among others. <br /> <br /><br />Through the generosity of Marist College, the conference will be held at Marist's Lorenzo di Medici campus, in the heart of Florence. In addition to panels, there will be a keynote speaker and opportunities for tours of the area. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Please submit 250-500-word abstracts and brief CV to EdithWhartoninFlorence2012@gmail.com<br /><br /> by 15 July 2011. <br /><br />All conference participants must be members of the Edith Wharton Society <br /><br />at the time of registration.<br /><br />For more information about the conference, contact Conference Directors <br /><br />Meredith Goldsmith (Ursinus College; mgoldsmith@ursinus.edu) and <br /><br />Emily Orlando (Fairfield University; eorlando@fairfield.edu).Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-9509775317374762562010-01-25T12:42:00.000-08:002010-01-25T12:43:13.158-08:00New issues of The Edith Wharton ReviewThe Fall and Spring 2009 issues of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Edith Wharton Review</span> have been mailed to members. The <span style="font-style: italic;">EWR</span> is a peer-reviewed journal indexed by the MLA, and it will soon be available through EBSCOhost.<br /><br />To submit an essay to the <span style="font-style: italic;">EWR </span>or for the Edith Wharton Essay Prize, go to <a href="http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ecampbelld/wharton/ewr.htm">http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org/ewr.htm</a>.<br /><br />Recent Tables of Contents<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fall 2009</span><br /><br />Asya, Ferda. "Report on the 2008-2009 Edith Wharton Collection Award of the Edith Wharton Society." <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.2 (Fall 2009): 10.<br /><br />Hoeller, Hildegard. Rev. of Edith Wharton and the Conversations of Literary Modernism by Jennifer Haytock . <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.2 (Fall 2009): 11-12.<br /><br />Nettels, Elsa. Rev. of <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Through a Darwinian Lens: Evolutionary Biological Issues in Her Fiction</span> by Judith P. Saunders. <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.2 (Fall 2009): 12-13.<br /><br />Scott, Jacquelyn. "The 'lift of a broken wing': Darwinian Descent and Selection in Edith Wharton's <span style="font-style: italic;">The House of Mirth</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Summer</span>." <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.2 (Fall 2009): 1-9<br /><br />Singley, Carol. Rev. of T<span style="font-style: italic;">he Correspondence of Edith Wharton and Macmillan, 1901-1930</span>, ed. Shafquat Towheed. <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.2 (Fall 2009): 14-15.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring 2009</span><br /><br />Patten, Ann L. "The Spectres of Capitalism and Democracy in Edith Wharton's Early Ghost Stories." <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.1 (Spring 2009): 1-8.<br /><br />Totten, Gary. Rev. of <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton and the Visual Arts</span> by Emily Orlando. E<span style="font-style: italic;">dith Wharton Review</span> 25.1 (Spring 2009): 9-14.<br /><br />Wahl, Jenny. "Edith Wharton as Economist: An Economic Interpretation of <span style="font-style: italic;">The House of Mirth</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Age of Innocence</span>." <span style="font-style: italic;">Edith Wharton Review</span> 25.1 (Spring 2009): 15.<br /><br />.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-47969240605041319482009-12-17T10:46:00.001-08:002009-12-17T10:46:20.445-08:00Edith Wharton Society Research AwardDeadline: March 15, 2010<br /><br />Each year the Edith Wharton Society offers an Edith Wharton Collection Research Award of $1500 to enable a scholar to conduct research on the Edith Wharton Collection of materials at the Beinecke Library at Yale University. <br /><br />Prospective fellows for the 2010-2011 award are asked to submit a research proposal (maximum length 5 single-spaced pages) and a resume by March 15, 2010 to Margaret Murray at murraym@wcsu.edu or at this address: <br /><br />Margaret Murray<br />Professor of English<br />Western Connecticut State University<br />Danbury, CT 06810 USA <br /><br /><br />The research proposal should detail the overall research project, its particular contribution to Wharton scholarship, the preparation the candidate brings to the project, and the specific relevance that materials at the Beinecke collection have for its completion. The funds need to be used for transportation, lodging, and other expenses related to a stay at the library. <br /><br />Notification of the award will take place by April15th and theaward can be used from May 1, 2010 till May 1, 2011. A final report will be due June 1, 2011. The Winner will be asked at that point to submit a short report essay to the Edith Wharton Review, which will briefly inform the readers of the EWR of the research done but will not be in the way of the winner publishing a scholarly article elsewhere as well. Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-58133058329498214842009-08-06T14:23:00.001-07:002009-08-06T14:23:28.130-07:00The Wharton SalonJune 18, 2009<br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br />WHARTON PLAYS RETURN TO THE MOUNT<br />THE WHARTON SALON: Xingu (August 20-23)<br /><br />[THE MOUNT, LENOX, MA] A new forward-looking theatre ensemble, The Wharton Salon, in partnership with The Mount returns the adapted stories of Edith Wharton to the stage August 20-23 for a limited run of two evening and two morning performances in the drawing room of Wharton's historic home. The Salon's first production will be the delightful comedy Xingu adapted by Dennis Krausnick featuring Wharton veteran actors Corinna May, Daniel Osman, Diane Prusha and Tod Randolph with newcomers Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, Jennie Burkhard Jadow, Rory Hammond and Karen Lee, directed by Catherine Taylor-Williams. Xingu performs Thursday and Friday at 5:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 am. Tickets are $35 General Admission and include a Day Pass to The Mount. For tickets and information, call 413-551-5113 or visit www.edithwharton.org; www.whartonsalon.org<br /><br />"The Wharton plays were an enormous asset to the cultural life of the Berkshires and I am delighted we can bring them back in a new form," <br />says Taylor-Williams. "I have missed the combination of these terrific actors, Wharton's home and her wonderful adapted stories. I am grateful to Susan Wissler and The Mount for the opportunity to share these plays with audiences once again, to Dennis Krausnick and Shakespeare & Company who began this work and inspired my love for Wharton, and I'm especially happy to be reunited with one of the most important characters in the plays, the house."<br /><br />"We are thrilled to have The Wharton Salon with us at The Mount," says Executive Director Susan Wissler. "What an enlivening experience to see the stories of Edith Wharton performed in her historic home. We look forward to many great collaborations with The Wharton Salon"<br /><br />Published in 1916, Edith Wharton's Xingu centers around Mrs. Ballinger (May), a society hostess in the town of Hillbridge, and the Lunch Club, a curious grouping of women who have gathered to host celebrated author, Osric Dane, (Randolph) with a discussion of her recent novel, The Wings of Death. The meeting is off to a terrible start, as no subjects of conversation can be found to endear the author to her audience and the meeting is heading for social disaster when the Club is "rescued" by the introduction of a fascinating subject, Xingu, by the Club's most unpredictable member, Fanny Roby (Lee). Roby immediately leaves, having remembered "a pressing engagement to play bridge" - celebrated author in tow. The Club members praise their good fortune of being rid of the author, and their knowledge of Xingu, until they make a startling discovery..<br /><br />Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was born into a tightly controlled society known as "Old New York" at a time when women were discouraged from achieving anything beyond a proper marriage. Wharton broke through these strictures to become one of America's greatest writers. Author of The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, and The House of Mirth, she wrote over 40 books in 40 years, including authoritative works on architecture, gardens, interior design, and travel. Essentially self-educated, she was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.<br /><br />The Wharton Salon performs the stories of Edith Wharton and her contemporaries in adaptation, offering a unique intimacy between author, actor and audience, and a view of The Mount's fantastic gardens with the Berkshire hills beyond. Salon plays are performed in the air-conditioned drawing room, and on temperate days the terrace doors are open, welcoming the outdoors into the playing space.<br /><br />The Mount was designed and built by Edith Wharton in 1902. The house, three acres of formal gardens, and extensive woodlands are open to the public daily May through October.<br /><br />At A Glance:<br /><br />Production: Xingu<br /><br />Adapted from Edith Wharton, by Dennis Krausnick<br /><br />Theatre: The Drawing Room at The Mount, 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA<br /><br />Director: Catherine Taylor-Williams<br /><br />Stage Manager: Lyn Liseno<br /><br />Costumes Coordinated by: Arthur Oliver<br /><br />Cast: Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, Jennie Burkhard Jadow, Rory Hammond, Karen Lee, Corinna May, Daniel Osman, Diane Prusha and Tod Randolph<br /><br />Dates/Times: Thursday, August 20 at 5:30 pm Friday August 21 at 5:30 pm Saturday August 22 at 10:30 am Sunday, August 23 at 10:30 am<br /><br />Tickets: $35, General Admission. Includes Day Pass to The Mount. <br />Wheelchair accessible.<br /><br />Box Office: 413-551-5113 Box Office hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm or www.edithwharton.org; www.whartonsalon.orgEdithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-37198995054371733452009-06-25T18:38:00.000-07:002009-06-25T18:39:42.567-07:00Edith Wharton's letters to Anna BahlmannThere's a slide show of Edith Wharton's letters over at <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/06/wharton-mead-slideshow.html">The New Yorker</a>; the article is only in the print version, unfortunately.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-23619252168212699662009-06-25T18:37:00.001-07:002009-06-25T18:37:52.633-07:00Check out Edith Wharton in the NewsMost of the updates these days are over at Edith Wharton in the News, <a href="http://edithwharton.blogspot.com">http://edithwharton.blogspot.com</a>.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-71360453722360181312009-03-24T16:45:00.001-07:002009-03-24T16:45:38.642-07:00Edith Wharton in the News: The Mount on SciFi and Age of Innocence on Gossip Girl<h3 class="post-title"> Edith Wharton in the News: The Mount on SciFi and Age of Innocence on Gossip Girl </h3> <p> </p>>From Irene Goldman-Price:<br />Edith Wharton's home in the Berkshires, The Mount, is the subject of an episode of GhostHunters on the SciFi channel. The episode airs on March 25, 2009, at 9 p.m.EDT. <a href="http://www.scifi.com/ghosthunters/">http://www.scifi.com/ghosthunters/</a><br /><br />>From Emily Orlando and Jessica McCarthy:<br />The show _Gossip Girl_ (on the CW network), which frequently referencesWharton and her works in its themes, recently devoted an episode to a schoolproduction of _The Age of Innocence_. The episode is available here:<a href="http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video/gossip-girl/full/?play=423-5376">http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video/gossip-girl/full/?play=423-5376</a>Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-40765144101971192822008-10-19T21:02:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:03:04.388-07:00Glimpses of the Moon MusicalBack by Popular Demand… Glimpses of the Moon: A Jazz Age Musical <br />We invite members of the Edith Wharton Society and friends to attend performances of the new musical adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1922 novel, GLIMPSES OF THE MOON. This sparkling Jazz Age musical will be presented at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan on Monday evenings at 8 pm, starting on October 27th, 2008. <br /><br />Set in 1922, an age of anything but innocence, GLIMPSES OF THE MOON follows the jazzy whirl of New York society. With plenty of friends but little money, Susy Branch and her friend Nick Lansing devise a clever scheme to live beyond their means. They'll marry and live off the wedding gifts while they help each other trade up to millionaires. The plan works perfectly – until they fall in love. <br /><br />The musical is directed by Marc Bruni (Associate Director of Legally Blonde and Grease on Broadway) and choreographed by Denis Jones. The cast of six includes Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde) and Chris Peluso (Mamma Mia) as well as special guest appearances by popular cabaret artists. The adaptation and lyrics are by Tajlei Levis with music by composer John Mercurio. The show is produced by Sharon Carr Associates.<br /><br /><br />For tickets, contact ticketweb.com or call 866.468.7619. Mention code EWMOON for a special discount for friends of the Edith Wharton society. Group discounts are available – please contact info@glimpsesOfTheMoon.com for further information and group sales. <br /><br />Thanks to an enthusiastic response from critics and audiences, the show sold out its entire run last winter. The show is now returning to the Oak Room with performances every Monday night at 8pm, starting October 27th. The Algonquin Hotel is located at 59 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, in Manhattan.<br /><br />The critics rave...<br /><br /><br />"One of the best new musicals I've seen in ages" --Duncan Pflaster, BroadwayWorld.com<br /><br />"Glimpses of the Moon has already bested most of the current crop of musicals for civilized entertainment" --Michael Dale, Showtime!<br /><br />"A one of a kind New York experience... Don't miss getting a glimpse of this moon!" --Bixby Elliot, Yahoo Broadway.<br /><br /><br />We hope you will join us for a wonderful evening in the Oak Room.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-88849455373916937342008-10-12T10:37:00.000-07:002008-10-12T10:38:16.226-07:00Press release: new book based on Wharton's "Kerfol"The Ghosts of Kerfol <br />By Deborah Noyes <br /><br />In her classic ghost story "Kerfol," Edith Wharton tells the tale of Anne de Barrigan, a young Frenchwoman convicted of murdering her husband, the jealous Yves de Cornault. The elderly lord was found dead on the stairs, apparently savaged by a pack of dogs, though there were no dogs -- no live dogs -- at Kerfol that day. In this remarkable collection of intertwining short stories, Deborah Noyes takes us back to the haunted manor and tells us Anne de Barrigan's story through the sympathetic eyes of her servant girl. Four more tales slip forward in time, peering in on a young artist, a hard-drinking party girl, a young American couple, and a deaf gardener who now tends the Kerfol estate. All these souls are haunted by the ghosts of Kerfol -- the dead dogs, the sensual yet uneasy relationships, and the bitter taste of revenge. In an enthralling work of Gothic suspense, an Edith Wharton story inspires five connected tales set in the same haunted manor over the centuries.<br /><br />Reviews: <br />Kirkus Reviews "Beautiful and genuinely frightening." -------- <br />Horn Book Magazine "The setting is particularly successful as Noyes manages to ground each entry in its specific time period while maintaining the brooding gothic atmosphere throughout." -------- <br /><br />Voice of Youth Advocates "Will be enjoyed by avid readers of historical fiction." -------- <br />Booklist *Starred review* "Unique, mesmerizing tales…dark sensuality."Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-65719163369646739772008-09-11T20:25:00.001-07:002008-09-11T20:25:18.788-07:00CFP: Edith Wharton Panels at ALA 2009Call for Papers: ALA 2009<br /><br />The Edith Wharton Society will sponsor two panels at the American Literature Association Conference in Boston, MA, on 21-24 May 2009.<br /><br />1. After Innocence: Late Edith Wharton<br /><br />In his influential essay, "Justice to Edith Wharton", Edmund Wilson casually wrote off Wharton's writing after The Age of Innocence, concluding that the more "commonplace work of her later years had had the effect of dulling the reputation of her earlier and more serious work." This panel re-examines the final period of Wharton's career, and its place in any assessment of the writer's oeuvre. Possible topics might include: Wharton and her critics; the late short stories; versions of her memoirs; correspondence; the critical writings; public image; the writer's responses to contemporary fiction; Wharton and the Depression; the Vance Weston novels; The Buccaneers; Wharton's legacy. All approaches welcome. Please submit 250 word paper proposals and brief biographical statement by 15 January 2009 to Laura Rattray at: L.Rattray@hull.ac.uk<br /><br />2. New Perspectives on the Novel of Manners<br />Since James W. Tuttleton wrote The Novel of Manners in America in 1972, scholars have “reclaimed” a massive amount of literature by writers who were marginalized though canon formation. So too have critical perspectives and methodologies broadened the study of literature. Additionally, many contemporary popular texts are now taught in classrooms. This panel seeks to use Edith Wharton, as a comparative point from which to examine other writers, as novelists of manners. Submissions may include modern or popular writers or any new treatments of canonical writers. Please submit 250-300 word proposals and a brief biographical statement by 15 January 2009 to Margaret Murray at murraym@wcsu.edu.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-44884839838912550252008-04-14T07:28:00.001-07:002008-04-14T07:29:06.206-07:00Nominations for EWS Board and Offices: Deadline Extended14 April. Deadline extended to July 1, 2008, for EWS Secretary and Executive board nominations. <a href="http://www.edithwhartonsociety.org/nominationform.htm">Nominations invited for EWS Executive Board and Secretary positions.</a> Completed nomination forms should be returned by email to BOTH L.Rattray@hull.ac.uk and SSTowheed@aol.com.Edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510930.post-64142749030817632008-04-04T06:01:00.000-07:002008-04-04T06:02:57.536-07:00Change of Venue for Edith Wharton and History ConferenceThe following message will be sent to participants in the Edith Wharton and History Conference, but it should also be read by those intending to attend the conference who have not yet registered. See also <a href="http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/conference/index.html">the conference site</a> for any updates. <br /><br />--Donna Campbell<br /><br />Dear Participants:<br /><br />We are writing to inform you that we had to make some changes to the location of the Edith Wharton Conference. The conference was fully planned out, when we suddenly learnt that the Seven Hills Inn was being sold and could or would not accommodate us. Even though our contract with them has a stipulation that the contract would hold even in the case of a sale, the Inn refused to honor that contract since the inn will undergo transitional repairs during the time of our planned stay there. We had no choice but to relocate the conference. It will now be held at The Crowne Plaza at One West St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201. The Crowne Plaza is a modern conference center/hotel , which is 8.7 miles from The Mount. The website is www.crowneplaza.com. The phone is (413) 499-2000. Crowne Plaza is a Priority Club member, and we look forward to enjoying the vastly upgraded hospitality that they offer. Please see the bottom of this letter for a new menu choice for the banquet.<br /><br />We also, unfortunately, cannot be certain that The Mount will be open, since it is threatened by foreclosure. We are keeping an eye on that situation every week. However, if it is open, members of the Edith Wharton Society have volunteered to drive those who need transportation to The Mount. All this said, the conference itself is no different than it was planned ; it is still a juried conference, the location is still in the beautiful Berkshire area, and the cost for accommodations will be somewhat lower: Thurs. night is $119 and Fri. night is $139. Seven Hills is now in the process of refunding room deposits to the credit cards on which those deposits were charged. We are looking for a vibrant exchange of ideas on Edith Wharton. We therefore hope that you will still come to the conference, but we would like you to let us know as soon as possible if these changes will affect your plans so that we can plan out the conference to its final shape. We will be accepting Conference registrations until April 30. If you have any additional questions, please contact Margaret Murray at drmpm@snet.net .<br /><br />With many thanks, and looking forward to seeing you in June,<br /><br />All best regards,<br /><br />Hildegard Hoeller, P resident, Edith Wharton Society <br /><br />Margaret Murray, Vice-president, Conference Director<br /><br />If you have already registered, please send your new dinner selection to:<br /><br />Dr. Carole Shaffer-Koros<br />Kean University<br />School of Visual and Performing Arts<br />1000 Morris Ave.<br />Union , NJ 07083<br /><br />___Prime Rib ___Grilled Salmon with citrus sauce ___Chef’s Choice Vegetarian Entrée <br /><br />Registration Form for Edith Wharton and History Conference <br /><br />June 26-28, 2008<br />Crowne Plaza <br /><br />One West Street <br /><br />Pittsfield , MA 01201 <br /><br />(413) 499-2000 <br /><br />Registration fee of $125 includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 coffee breaks, cocktail party and banquet dinner. <br /><br />Graduate Student rate: $100; undergraduates may register by the day, to include breakfast, lunch and coffee break, for $15 each day, with student i.d. <br /><br />Reservation for rooms should be made at Crowne Plaza ; ask for the Edith Wharton Society rate, which is $119 for June 26, and $139 for June 27. <br /><br />Questions about the Conference should be directed to Margaret Murray at drmpm@snet.net<br /><br />Conference Registration (include check for $125; students should include copy of student ID), mail to: <br /><br />Dr. Carole Shaffer-Koros<br />Kean University<br />School of Visual and Performing Arts<br />1000 Morris Ave.<br />Union , NJ 07083<br /><br />NAME:__________________________________________________________ <br /><br />AFFILIATION:____________________________________________________ <br /><br />MAILING ADDRESS______________________________________________ <br /><br />EMAIL:________________________________________________________________ <br /><br />PHONE:________________________________________________________________ <br /><br />AMOUNT ENCLOSED: _________$125 _________$100 __________$15 <br /><br />BANQUET ENTRÉE (pick one): <br /><br />___Prime Rib ___Grilled Salmon with citrus sauce ___Chef’s Choice Vegetarian EntréeEdithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180659563024345902noreply@blogger.com0