CHOPIN WAS INSPIRED BY THE ... unthinkable way I had fancied were essential to the art of ... and then embraced so quickly and with such enthusiasm as Kate Chopin's 1899 novel The Awakening.

Louisiana novelist Kate Chopin's 1899 masterwork "The Awakening" has inspired two Hollywood movies and still shows up on college course lists across the country. On Saturday, Chopin's proto ...

Like Edna, Kate Chopin did what she wanted with her mind, whatever the cost, and it cost her almost everything. In 1899 “The Awakening” earned her a piddling $102 in royalties, about $3,000 in ...

Set in upper-class, patriarchal Louisiana society, ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin is one of the first works of feminist literature in American history. So many of the themes, sentiments, and ...

In summary, the opening line of "The Awakening" sets the stage for the novel's exploration of nature, sensuality, societal expectations, and the internal struggles of its characters.

Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” (1899) is a perfect bell of a novel. “The Awakening” tracks the spiritual and emotional deterioration of Edna Pontellier, a Kentucky native living with her Creole husband ...

Kate Chopin in 1899, the year in which "The Awakening" was published. A few years later, she moved to 4232 McPherson Avenue, where she died on Aug. 22, 1904, at age 54.