Flowers
The Age of Innocence is filled with more flowers than a bridezilla wedding. From May's lilies-of-the-valley to Madame Olenska's roses, there are almost too many petals to keep track of. It's not ju...
Museums, Parks, and Summer Homes
When Archer tells Madame Olenska that he wants to live with her in a world where categories such as "married" or "adulterer" don't matter, she responds, "Oh my dear —where is that country?" (29.5...
Performance
Literary analysis pro-tip, ladies and germs: if a novel opens at the opera, you know that things are going to be theatrical.We don't mean theatrical as in bombastic, or everyone screaming and falli...