Autres Temps

Edith Wharton's 'Autres Temps' (1916) is a profound exploration of the societal mores and the individual's plight within the restrictive norms of early 20th-century America. Wharton's incisive prose pierces through the facade of the era's social decorum to unveil the quietly turbulent lives of her characters, echoing her other works in its subtle critique of the upper-class society to which she be...