{"product_id":"9781612774305","title":"Selected Works of Elinor Wylie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sampling of Elinor Wylie's most representative work\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s Elinor Wylie’s poetry and novels were critically acclaimed and enjoyed popularity in both the United States and England. Her poems were published in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eCentury\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, and she was described by contemporaries as an icon of the age. Much of the charm of Wylie’s work is in her humor as well as in her understanding and mastery of so many poetic forms. Her magazine stories and articles from \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and other leading periodicals of the twenties demonstrate her virtuosity and are illustrative of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Works of Elinor Wylie\u003c\/em\u003e contains 113 of the 161 poems Wylie chose for the volumes published in her lifetime and 100 more that appeared in \u003cem\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e and in \u003cem\u003eLast Poems\u003c\/em\u003e. Also included are the first chapters of each of her novels, Jennifer Lorn, The Venetian Glass Nephew, The Orphan Angel, and Mr. Hodge and Mr. Hazard. Editor and scholar Evelyn Hively chose short stories, essays, reviews, and articles to further define Wylie’s rich and broad repertoire and her place on the 1920s literary scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars and researchers of this modern woman writer and her contemporaries will find this a welcome addition to women’s literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134291624176,"sku":"9781612774305","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612774305_p0.jpg?v=1769903967","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612774305","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}