THE AWAKENING - Kate Chopin

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~ Trade Paperback The Awakening: A Norton Critical Edition When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audie nces accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the confines of her domestic situation. Although the theme of marital infidelity no longer shocks, few novels have plumbed the psychology of a woman involved in an illicit relationship with the perception, artistry, and honesty that Kate Chopin brought to The Awakening. Show more