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The custom of the country

Title
The custom of the country / Jane Stanton Hitchcock ; adapted from the novel by Edith Wharton.
Author
Hitchcock, Jane Stanton.
Publication
New York : Applause, 1997.

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Additional Authors
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Description
77 pages; 20 cm
Summary
  • This stage version of Wharton's sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful, but predatory, Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status, Undine takes on lovers and husbands, discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work, while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece.
  • In process, she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.
Subjects
ISBN
1557832870
LCCN
97008272
OCLC
  • 36582000
  • ocm36582000
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries