Cities in Literature: New York

Name: Cities in Literature: New York
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788728576304
Price: 22.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-728-57630-4

de Henry James (auteur), F. Scott Fitzgerald (auteur), Washington Irving (auteur), Edith Wharton (auteur), William Dean Howells (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

janvier 2025

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Résumé

Welcome to the Jazz Age in the Big Smoke. Or the Big Apple. Whatever you want to call it, just make sure your stockings are tight and your hat is held high!

We’ll start our journey exploring high society in Edith Wharton’s ‘The Age of Innocence’ before attending the most dazzling and daring party of them all in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’.

While Henry James’ ´Washington Square´ will see interfering fathers attempt to thwart the path of love, we'll encounter two very different visions of how to change and champion New York’s society in William Dean Howell’s ‘A Hazard of New Fortunes’.

Lastly, we’ll return to the rotten roots of New York’s foundations in Washington Irving’s ‘A History of New York’. It will make you stop, think, and reimagine the concrete jungle as we know it today.

‘Cities in Literature: New York’ is not only the perfect historical companion for fans of ‘The Big Short’ starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, and Brad Pitt but essential reading for fans of Leonardo DiCaprio in the smash-hit film ‘The Great Gatsby’.

Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-British author, regarded as a key literary figure between realism and literary modernism. His works span ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘The Ambassadors’, and ‘The Wings of Love’.

Washington Irving (1783- 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, and diplomat. A prolific author, Irving wrote ‘The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent’, ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, and ‘Rip Van Winkle.’

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Her work spans ‘The Age of Innocence’, ‘The House of Mirth’, and ‘Ethan Frome’.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is celebrated for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, most notably with ‘The Great Gatsby’.

William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American novelist and playwright nicknamed ‘The Dean of American Letters’. His works span 'Christmas Every Day', 'The Rise of Silas Lapham', and 'A Traveler from Altruria'.

Auteur

Henry James (auteur)

Henry James est né à New York en 1843 dans une vieille famille de négociants et de lettres. Après des études à New York, Londres, Paris, Genève, il entre à Harvard, n'y termine pas son droit et commence très vite à publier des nouvelles dans divers journaux. En 1875, il s'installe à Paris où il rencontre Tourgueniev et Flaubert ; puis, en 1876, il choisit de vivre en Angleterre. En 1915, désespéré par l'indifférence de son pays qui n'est pas encore entré en guerre pour sauver la vieille Europe, il renonce à la citoyenneté américaine et meurt en 1916, citoyen britannique.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (auteur)

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His literature mainly focused on the Jazz Age in the 1920s and The Lost Generation. Best known for his legendary title The Great Gatsby, his other notable works include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night, and the short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age.
Washington Irving (auteur)

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He is largely considered to be America's first internationally best-selling author.
Edith Wharton (auteur)

Romancière américaine, Edith Wharton (née Newbold Jones) est née le 23 janvier 1862 à New York (Etats-Unis). À partir de 1906, la plus grande partie de sa vie s'écoule en France. On lui doit plusieurs best-sellers tels Chez les heureux du monde, Ethan Frome et Le Temps de l'innocence pour lequel elle obtient le prix Pulitzer. Elle meurt à Saint-Brice sous Forêt en août 1937.