Critical Insights The Awakening

This classic novella, published in 1899, is considered a landmark work of early feminism. It appears in practically every anthology of American literature, and it is one of the most widely taught of all American novels. It was strongly criticized for its depictions of female sexual desire and for featuring a protagonist who resisted social norms and traditional gender roles. This volume offers much new and sometimes startling archival information about the novel and about Chopin's life and caree