Ethan Frome

About the Book

For nearly a hundred years, Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome has been considered one of the great works of American literature, a book that nearly everyone has heard of, if not required to read in school. Ethan Frome: Analysis in Context is a contextual close reading of Wharton’s classic novel, a unique approach that brings together a wealth of research and literary criticism to look at the story in an entirely new light. There isn’t another book like it—about any novel. The book analyzes not only the entirety of the novel in detail but also two other stories by Wharton’s contemporaries that will guide educators and general readers to a more thorough understanding of a beloved classic in a way they had never imagined.

About the Author

Eric B. Olsen is an independent film analyst and literary critic. His previous works of non-fiction include The Death of Education, an exposé of the public school system in America, The Films of Jon Garcia: 2009-2013, an analysis of the work of the acclaimed Portland independent filmmaker, and a collection of essays entitled The Intellectual American. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.