The cover of the 1993 movie starring Liam Neeson. She looks to be wearing a corset under that fine frock. Listen to a YouTuber's original song inspired by Ethan Frome. Susan Vega's 'Edith Wharton's Figurines,' from her album Beauty and Crime. Write what you know, we guess?īottom line: if you want to feel better about your life, Ethan Frome is the place to start.Įthan Frome Resources Movie or TV ProductionsĪ film adaptation starring Liam Neeson as Ethan, Joan Allen as Zeena, and Patricia Arquette as Mattie.Ĭheck out the fashions during Wharton's time. Before her divorce from the physically and mentally ailing Teddy Wharton, and before the publication of Ethan Frome, she had an affair with Morton Fullerton, a journalist for The London Times ( source). Wharton probably didn't pull this love triangle business out of her hat, either. Throw in a creepy and kind of incestuous love triangle, and you've got yourself a treasure chest of broken dreams. And by extremely raw, we mean extremely raw. This novella is one of Wharton's most famous stories, in part because of its extremely raw portrait of the poverty-stricken residents of the fictional town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. And in case that wasn't baller enough, she was also the first woman to be given an honorary doctorate by Yale University.īut back to Ethan Frome. Kind of a big deal, since she was the first woman ever awarded the Pulitzer.

In addition to the zillions of other things she penned, you may have heard of her Pulitzer Prize-winning society novel The Age of Innocence. This lady was as prolific as they come, and most of her stuff wasn't in the super uplifting category of literature. What's that you say? You're in the mood to be totally and utterly depressed? Great! You've come to the right place.Įthan Frome, first published in 1911, shows off Edith Wharton's down in the dumps chops. Want more deets? We've also got a complete Online Course about Ethan Frome, with three weeks worth of readings and activities to make sure you know your stuff.

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