Eighty-eight years ago today, on August 11, 1937 (July 6, 1937 in the lunar calendar), American writer Edith Wharton passed away. Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862-August 11, 1937) was an American female writer. His works include books such as "Noble Hobbies","Age of Innocence","Rain in April","Marne", and "Heroes in the War". Original name Edith? Newber? Edith Newbold Jones is the daughter of a famous Jones family in New York. She received a good education at home and later traveled abroad many times. In 1885, she had a romantic relationship with Edward McDonnell, a wealthy Boston native 13 years her senior. Wharton got married. Although this person had a good character, they had little in common. A few years later, Edward suffered from mental illness, which eventually led to their divorce (1913). From then on, Edith lived in Paris for a long time and joined the Red Cross. After World War I, she only returned to the United States once until her death in 1937 and was buried in Versailles. Edith was born in the upper class of New York, but her family was moderately prosperous. When she was young, she was shy and loved reading. She was not happy to participate in high-class activities, but preferred to observe the circle with her own eyes. She used her ingenuity to record the vanity of the "Old New York" family-closely guarding the ever-growing wealth and the ancient prestige inherited from her Dutch ancestors-and the millions of "nouveau riche" who wanted to join the ranks of high society and replace "Old New York". In the living room of the Fifth Street House, in the simple brownstones on the side road, in elegant hotels, in dilapidated rented rooms, and in fashionable summer resorts, Edith's writing material was everywhere, enough for her to enjoy her life and become one of the most respected and successful novelists of her era. After her death, Edith's reputation gradually declined, and she was only regarded as a "best-selling author". In recent years, his works have begun to recover and have received due recognition. Edith's own life has elements of fiction. In 1885, she calmly talked to Boston native Teddy? Wharton got married. Although Teddy is rich, he has no interest and is far less talented than his wife. Edith spent several years in idleness and prosperity, building her vacation home,"The Mount", in Ronille, Massachusetts, and frequently visiting Saratoga, Newport, and New York's wealthy circles for social activities. During this period, she began to try the literary career that she dreamed of as a child; The short story collection "The Greater Inclination"(1899) won some favor. In the early 20th century, she wrote novels smoothly and became a truly famous writer; while her marriage was in crisis (Teddy embezzled her trust funds and spent it on young women who were more obedient to him), she lived in Europe most of her time without her husband's constant company. She met Morton from 1906 to 1909. Fullerton, and fell deeply in love with him, but unfortunately, Fullerton turned out to be a vulgar and vulgar man. In 1913, she divorced Teddy, and since then she has only maintained pure friendships with famous men in the cultural circle-the most famous of whom is Henry. James [96], and Walter? Walter Berry and Bernard? Bernard Berenson. (Her most famous short story, Ethan?, published in 1911 The gloomy tone of "Ethan Frome" may reflect her complete release of her illusions about marriage.) She settled permanently in Europe and made a living on increasing remuneration. In luxurious Paris apartments and garden villas in southern France, fledgling young writers are often warmly and generously received as literati. Wharton attaches great importance to the role of literary tradition in his personal works. She believes that cultural and literary traditions have successive continuity, and there are countless connections between writers and works. In creative practice, she has benefited a lot from the theoretical practice of her predecessors. Her sensitivity to aesthetics comes directly from Aristotle; her use of international themes is influenced by James; and her interest in naturalistic determinism is as great as any naturalist writer. Although Wharton never founded a new literary school, her integrated use of literary traditions has set her apart from other writers in her nearly forty years of creative career. Comparing her works with those of the masters, we can find that Wharton's achievements are not inferior to theirs. She is a veritable and important writer. Comments: A famous American writer with excellent writing style has created a large number of satirical literary works with certain subtleties in his life. Made great achievements in the development of American literature.