Resultados para "Kate Chopin" en Literatura y ficción

Set in New Orleans at the close of the 19th century, The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, who, while vacationing with her husband and their two sons, finds liberation from her prudish behavior and repressed emotions and desires. At the coastal resort of Madame Lebrun, Edna struggles to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South.

A collection of Kate Chopin’s best-known work, including “The Awakening” and seven additional short stories.

El Despertar narra el progresivo acercamiento a la libertad de Edna Pontellier; mujer casada con un rico comerciante de Nueva Orleans y madre de dos hijos. Durante unas vacaciones en Grand Isle, en la costa sur de Luisiana, Edna empieza a conocerse como mujer y su vida, tal y como la ha concebido hasta ese momento, comienza a carecer de sentido. Edna entra en crisis al poner en duda el papel del matrimonio y la maternidad, manifiesta abiertamente su deseo sexual y decide romper con toda la seguridad que le otorga su privilegiado estatus social.

Edna Pontellier has everything that a woman and mother should want - two wonderful sons, a husband, and good financial fortune. But still, she feels like something may be missing. While vacationing with her family, she meets a young man who shows affection and opens her mind to adventure and freedom.

From 1892 to 1895, Kate Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults. Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time. This wonderful audio collection contains some of her most important and enjoyable short stories, including “The Story of an Hour”, “The Storm”, “The Locket”, “The Kiss”, “Beyond the Bayou”, “At the Cadian Ball”, “The Reflection”, “A Pair of Stockings”, “A Pair of Silk Stockings”, “A Respectable Woman”, and “Ma’am Pelagie”.

En este conmovedor relato te adentrarás en los misterios y las tensiones de la sociedad del sur de Estados Unidos. La historia sigue a Désirée, adoptada por los Valmondé tras ser encontrada abandonada, y cómo su vida da un giro tras casarse con Armand Aubigny y dar a luz a su hijo. A medida que Désirée se enfrenta acusaciones inesperadas sobre el origen de su hijo, la trama se despliega en un ambiente cargado de secretos familiares y de revelaciones impactantes que cuestionan las percepciones de la raza y la herencia.

Descubre en este encantador relato corto el místico vínculo entre Adrienne Farival y el convento que visita cada primavera, impulsada por el perfume de las lilas en flor. La llegada de Adrienne es siempre un evento de alegría para las monjas, especialmente para Sor Agathe, cuya amistad con Adrienne aporta una dulzura peculiar a la narrativa. Sin embargo, este año, la tradición se ve perturbada por un giro inesperado que sacude los cimientos de su relación.

O despertar, romance em que uma mulher casada desperta para a busca da sua liberdade, foi massacrado pela crítica na época da sua publicação em 1899. Ao abordar temas como sexualidade feminina e infidelidade, além de questionar mitos da maternidade, a obra foi considerada vulgar e caiu no ostracismo, só voltando a ser publicada na década de 1970, quando descoberta pelo movimento feminista.

La tranquila vida de la señora Baroda se ve interrumpida por la llegada de un viejo amigo universitario de su esposo, el Sr Gouvernail. Aunque al principio la señora Baroda no tenía ningún interés en conocer a este señor, se encuentra desconcertada y luego fascinada por este visitante inusual. La presencia de Gouvernail, lejos de ser intrusiva, despierta en ella emociones y deseos inexplorados que la desafían a reconsiderar su propia identidad y valores. Esta novela íntima y reveladora explora la lucha interna entre las convenciones sociales y los deseos personales más profundos.

On vacation in Grand Isle, Louisiana, a married woman falls in love with a charming, attentive young man. The relationship spurs Edna Pontellier to explore her longing for independence and creative fulfillment. It also compels her to defy conventions, rejecting the constraints of marriage and motherhood. First published in 1899, Kate Chopin's novel drew criticism for its daring portrayal of female infidelity. Rediscovered decades later, it is now lauded for its lyricism, honesty, and astute social commentary.

An intense story of love, lust, and betrayal set amidst an intense storm in the American South, The Storm is the sequel to At the 'Cadian Ball by American novelist Kate Chopin. Beautifully crafted and a considered a groundbreaking work of fiction when it was published, it candidly discusses sexual passion and extramarital affairs.

Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, published 1899, drew a storm of criticism for its "shocking, morbid, and vulgar" story and quickly went out of print. The novel was not resurrected until the 1950s, when participants in the growing women's movement recognized its importance. Today, The Awakening is among the most-read American novels in colleges and universities and is considered an early example of American realism.

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was a Louisiana-based author of short stories and novels, and is considered a forerunner of 20th-century feminist authors from the South. In "The Storm", a man seeks shelter at the home of his former lover, a visit which reignites their passion, while "Her Letters" is a story about the husband of a woman who dies before she is able to destroy the letters written to her by a lover. In "Unexpected", Randall and Dorothea fall in and out of love; "The Locket" tells the tale of two young lovers during the American Civil War; and "Kiss" has a humorous twist.

From 1892 to 1895, Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Youth's Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her important short stories included "Desiree's Baby", a tale of miscegenation in antebellum Louisiana (published in 1893), "The Story of an Hour" (1894), and "The Storm "(1898).

A collection of short stories written by some of the greatest female writers of all time including Virginia Woolf, Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, and Winifred Holtby.

A collection of seven short stories by Kate Chopin including "The Story of an Hour", "A Respectable Woman", "The Kiss", "A Pair of Silk Stockings", "The Storm", "The Locket", and "Desiree's Baby".

Désirée and Armand’s marriage was passionate and loving. But everything changes when their baby is born, who appears to be of mixed race.

Widowed at thirty, beautiful, resourceful Therese Lafirme is left alone to run her Louisiana plantation. When Therese falls in love with David Hosmer, a divorced businessman, her strong moral and religious convictions make it impossible for her to accept his marriage proposal. Her determined rejection sets the two on a tumultuous path that involves Hosmer's troubled former wife, Fanny. At Fault is set in the Post-Reconstruction rural South against a backdrop of economic devastation and simmering racial tensions.

Mildred Orme visits the Kraummer farm and becomes infatuated by an attractive young farmhand. She finds him at a fishing pond, and while trying to teach her to fish, they end up kissing passionately. She feels guilty and then receives a letter which reveals the identity of the young man.

The short story focuses on two lovers torn apart by the American Civil War and the locket that inexorably binds them together.