The Wife Of Bath: Feminism, Machism, Or Neofeminism? By: marciano guerrero | - Every time I read Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath," (prologue and tale), I come with a different conclusion as to what the good wife did actually want or aspire to in life. I won't comment on what the author meant to convey; I will leave this to the end. In this last reading I want to comment on Dame Alice's motivation in telling us her story.
Wasting no time the Wife tells us that her story will be about her personal experiences and marriages-all five of them:
Edith Wharton's The House Of Mirth - 100 Years Later By: marciano guerrero | - "Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station, his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart."
With these words Edith Wharton begins Lily and Selden's tale of woe. Since 1905, the year of publication of The House of Mirth this tale has been the true depiction of the plight of the 19th century American women: branded a lesser gender, financially dependent, and socially victimized
