伊迪斯·华顿、新女性和世纪之交的友谊话语

introduction
chapter one becoming a new woman in the fruit of the tree
edith wharton：a new woman？
who were the new women？
from “true woman” to “new woman” in the fruit of the tree
chapter two narrating classical friendship in the house of mirth
the questions of the republic of spirit
the classical discourse of friendship and its revision
the discourse of exchange and friendship
american woman’s friendship in disillusion
chapter three engaging in the discourse of friendship in hudson river bracketed and the gods arrive
the interpretative circle of friendship
between the intellectual woman and the artistic man
“a new woman in a new world”
conclusion
works cited