Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"

Marić, Ivana

master's thesis

Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

Marić, Ivana

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Marić, I. (2012). Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth" (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

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Marić, Ivana. "Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

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Marić, I. (2012). 'Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 10 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

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Marić I. Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth" [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2024 November 10] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

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I. Marić, "Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:213011

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Title	Late Nineteenth-Century American Society as Reflected in Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth"
Title (croatian)	Američko društvo s kraja devetnaestog stoljeća u romanu Edith Wharton "The House of Mirth"
Author	Ivana Marić
Mentor	Sanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee member	Borislav Berić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Sanja Runtić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Jadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2012-11-26, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton is a portrayal of the nineteenth-century New York upper class. This paper looks at the realization of Thorstein Veblen’s principle of “conspicuous consumption of time and substance” or “conspicuous waste” (Theory of the Leisure Class, 1899) in The House of Mirth. It describes the differences between the “old” and “new" rich and their respective customs and manners. The position of late nineteenth-century women is examined with respect to the domineering male establishment and the institution of marriage. The marital status of women in The House of Mirth also serves as a background for exploring gender issues and homosocial relations. The division between the leisure class and the working class is presented by contrasting the main character, Lily Bart, with Nettie Struther, a working girl. Whereas the characterization of Nettie Struther embodies Wharton’s concept of naturalism and the Darwinist theory of determinism, the figure of Simon Rosedale, a businessman of Jewish origin, brings up the issue of race and racial discrimination in aristocratic circles of late nineteenth-century New York.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:213011
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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