The Age of Innocence
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The Age of Innocence
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The Age of Innocence
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Summary
Set in the 1870s, Edith Wharton examines the American elite culture on the East Coast. Newland Archer is a lawyer and heir to one of New York City's most prominent families. He is arraigned to be married to May Welland. Newland is pleased with the prospect, under he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, May's older cousin. Suddenly, Newland begins to doubt his arranged marriage and society's shallow rules as his attraction to Ellen increases
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Temp de l'innocenceEdad de la inocenciaÉpoca da inocência
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- New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
- Single women -- Drama
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Film adaptations
- Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Electronic books
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Women + Conduct of life -- Drama
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Women + Social conditions -- Drama
- Young men -- Drama
- Social classes -- Drama
- Love -- Drama
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
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- Subject15
- New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
- Single women -- Drama
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Film adaptations
- Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Electronic books
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Women + Conduct of life -- Drama
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
- Women + Social conditions -- Drama
- Young men -- Drama
- Social classes -- Drama
- Love -- Drama
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- Content1
- Is Based On1