The Age of Innocence

Wharton| Edith

Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of old New York society in the 1870s. Newland Archer, a young lawyer engaged to the conventional May Welland, finds himself irresistibly drawn to her…

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divine intervention 223 navigating expectations within established families 8 countess olenska's family dynamics 8 navigating family expectations 6 social expectations regarding marriage 4 navigating social expectations within families 4 navigating family expectations and obligations 4 interior design and material culture 4 upper-class leisure activities 3 social expectations surrounding marriage 3 rituals surrounding elite weddings 3 rituals surrounding courtship and marriage 3 rituals surrounding courtship and engagement 3 rituals surrounding courtship 3 rituals of courtship and marriage 3 navigating social expectations regarding marriage 3 navigating social expectations of women 3 navigating expectations within elite families 3 impact of european culture on american identity 3 family influence on marriage decisions 3 european cultural influence on american society 3 the van der luyden family's prominence 3 social maneuvering and strategic alliances 3 observations on changing appearances and aging 3 navigating perceptions of female virtue 3 concerns regarding foreign influence on society 3 the performance of social propriety 2 the influence of european culture on american society 2 the influence of european culture 2 the influence of established families 2