Voicing the 'Body in Pain': Suffering and the Limits of Language in Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's writing exhibits an understanding of and fascination with the connections between pain and language. Her novel, Ethan Frome, is her first extended analysis of the cycle of silence and suffering into which her characters fall. She explores how these interests complicate the confl...

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Other Authors: Nuckolls, Elizabeth S. (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
English
Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2509