The Custom of the Country: Based on Edith Wharton's 1913 Novel by Jane Stanton H

Description: The Custom of the Country by Jane Stanton Hitchcock THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This brilliantly crafted stage version of Whartons sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful but predatory Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status Undine takes on lovers and husbands discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In the process she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.Þ A luminous adaptation. Þä Boston Globe Author Biography Americas most famous woman of letters, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton was born into one of the last "leisured class" families in New York City, as she put it, in 1862. Educated privately, she was married to Edward Wharton in 1885, and for the next few years they spent their time in the high society of Newport, Rhode Island, then Lenox, Massachusetts, and Europe. It was in Europe that Wharton first met Henry James, who was to have a profound and lasting influence on her life and work. Whartons first published book was a work of nonfiction in collaboration with Og Long Description This brilliantly crafted stage version of Whartons sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful, but predatory, Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status, Undine takes on lovers and husbands, discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work, while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In the process, she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices."A luminous adaptation."- Boston Globe Details ISBN1557832870 Author Jane Stanton Hitchcock Short Title CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY Pages 80 Language English ISBN-10 1557832870 ISBN-13 9781557832870 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 812.54 Residence FR Birth 1862 Death 1937 Series Applause Books Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers Subtitle Based on Edith Whartons 1913 Novel Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781557832870 UK Release Date 1997-10-01 AU Release Date 1997-10-01 NZ Release Date 1997-10-01 US Release Date 1997-10-01 Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-10-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137152524;

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