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Interpreting Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"


Definitive criteria for judging the success or failure of a work of
fiction are not easily agreed upon; individuals almost necessarily introduce
bias into any such attempt. Only those who affect an exorbitantly refined
artistic taste, however, would deny the importance of poignancy in literary
pieces. To be sure, writings of dubious and fleeting merit frequently enchant
the public, but there is too the occasional author who garners widespread
acclaim and whose works remain deeply affecting despite the passage of time.
The continued eminence of the fiction of Edith Wharton attests to her placement
into such a category of authors: it is a recognition of her propensity to create
poignant and, indeed, successful literature. The brevity of her "Roman Fever"
allows for a brilliant display of this talent¾in it we find many of her highly
celebrated qualities in the space of just a few pages. "Roman Fever" is truly
outstanding: a work that......

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