2013 Student Research Conference:
26th Annual Student Research Conference
26th Annual Student Research Conference
Something He Had Missed: The Language of Flowers in Wharton's The Age of Innocence
McKinley Murphy♦
Dr. Alanna Preussner, Faculty Mentor
The amount of flower images in Wharton's The Age of Innocence is truly overwhelming. In my paper, I discuss the codified Victorian Language of Flowers and the way Wharton uses it in the novel.
Keywords: Wharton, Victorian, Flower, Symbolism
Topic(s):English
Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: 110-3
Location: VH 1320
Time: 8:30