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“In reality they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.”
What makes The Age of Innocence a great American novel? To what does the eponymous "age of innocence" refer? Who influenced Wharton's writings, and who did her writings influence?
Join the NAS on August 30th at 2pm ET to find out!
This webinar will feature Candace Waid, Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Carol Singley, Professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden; and Sheila Liming, Associate Professor of Writing at Champlain College. The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars.
“In reality they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.”
What makes The Age of Innocence a great American novel? To what does the eponymous "age of innocence" refer? Who influenced Wharton's writings, and who did her writings influence?
Join the NAS on August 30th at 2pm ET to find out!
This webinar will feature Candace Waid, Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Carol Singley, Professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden; and Sheila Liming, Associate Professor of Writing at Champlain College. The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars.
