This special issue of the Edith Wharton Review marks the centenary of The Age of Innocence. Due to the suspension of work on the issue during the pandemic, we were unable to publish it in 2020 as planned. Wharton was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Age of Innocence on June 1, 1921, providing us in 2021 with the opportunity to celebrate this 100th anniversary along with the novel.
For their expertise and effort in making this issue possible, I wish to thank the members of the Edith Wharton Review editorial board, and at Penn State University Press, Jessica Karp. Praise is due to Rita Bode and Nir Evron for their stimulating and informative discussions of recent books. The variety of approaches taken by the articles in this issue signals the flourishing state of scholarship on the novel, and I extend my gratitude to our distinguished contributors,...
