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Copyright © 2019 by Bernard Koloski All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Chopin, Kate, 1850–1904. | Koloski, Bernard, 1937– editor. Title: The historian’s Awakening : reading Kate Chopin’s classic novel as social and cultural history / edited by Bernard Koloski. Other titles: Awakening. Description: First edition. | Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2019] | Series: The Historian’s annotated classics | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018032424 (print) | LCCN 2018046275 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440857171 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440857164 (cloth) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—19th century—Fiction. | Man-woman relationships—Fiction. | Chopin, Kate, 1850–1904—Criticism and interpretation. | American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. Classification: LCC PS1294.C63 (ebook) | LCC PS1294.C63 A64 2019 (print) | DDC 813/.4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018032424 ISBN: 978-1-4408-5716-4 (print) 978-1-4408-5717-1 (ebook) 23 22 21 20 19 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America