American Literature - Lit 112B - a.k.a. Kate Chopin b. Katherine O'Flaherty (1851-1904)

a.k.a. Kate Chopin b. Katherine O'Flaherty 1851-1904

Kate Chopin A short biographical sketch, a few e-texts, selected criticism, and a list of links to other Chopin resources make this a good place to start.

"Southern Literature : Women Writers" by By Patricia Evans An essay that addresses the eccentricities of what it means to be a "southern" writer.

Feminine Sexuality and Passion: Kate Chopin's The Storm by Robert Wilson. An interesting essay concerning the "obvious connotations of sexual energy and passion" in Chopin's The Storm.

KATE CHOPIN: Wife, Mother, Widow, Author A short biographical sketch.

Her Letters An e-text.

Kate O'Flaherty Chopin (1851-1904) : Library of Congress Citations A complete list of resources on Chopin.

Kate Chopin A Re-awakening A comprehensive site which includes, transcripts, interviews, a chronology, and an electronic library containing e-texts of several of Chopin's works.

KATE CHOPIN AS MODERNIST: A READING OF "LILACS" AND "TWO PORTAITS" by Emily Smith-Riser A analytical essay on modernism, "Christianity and Catholicism in the Fiction of Kate Chopin."

The Awakened One: A Buddhist Reading of Kate Chopin's The Awakening by Li-Dai Lu. ". . . Kate Chopin's novel glorifies extramarital sexual relationships, relegates humans to the level of amoral animals, and generally denies the supreme importance of Christian doctrines' role in one's life."