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Lily Bart, a product of New York City's high society, navigates the pressures of wealth and social expectations while facing her own financial ruin and gambling debts. As an unmarried woman, she grapples with her identity and the harsh realities of a society that values materialism over personal worth. Wharton's narrative explores themes of class, gender, and the destructive nature of societal norms, ultimately revealing the tragic consequences of a life spent in pursuit of status and security.
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- Titul
- The House of Mirth
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Edith Wharton
- Vydavateľ
- Bibliotech Press
- Rok vydania
- 2016
- Počet strán
- 178
- ISBN13
- 9781618951960
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletria, Historické téma, Ženy, Klasika, USA, 20. storočie, Spoločnosť, Kritika spoločnosti, New York, Cesta, Peniaze, Intrigy, Aristokracia, šľachta, Chudoba, Úpadok
- Prvé vydanie
- 1905
- Pôvodný názov
- The House of Mirth
- Hodnotenie
- 4,8 z 5
- Anotácia
- Lily Bart, a product of New York City's high society, navigates the pressures of wealth and social expectations while facing her own financial ruin and gambling debts. As an unmarried woman, she grapples with her identity and the harsh realities of a society that values materialism over personal worth. Wharton's narrative explores themes of class, gender, and the destructive nature of societal norms, ultimately revealing the tragic consequences of a life spent in pursuit of status and security.