Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-152).
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Introduction / Wendy Martin -- Tradition and the female talent : The awakening as a solitary book / Elaine Showalter -- Revolt against nature : the problematic modernism of The awakening / Michael T. Gilmore -- The half-life of Edna Pontellier / Andrew Delbanco -- Edna's wisdom / Cristina Giorcelli.