Kate Chopin (1850-1904)
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Biography

Kate Chopin
Biography, her career, The Awakening,
bibliography by Audrey Hoffman, Kutztown University
EducETH: Kate Chopin
Biography; bibliography; chronology; geographical information;
criticism; The Awakening; short stories; lesson plans;
from . From EducETH
Kate Chopin
Biography; audio file
Kate Chopin, Domestic Goddess
Biography, criticism. From Women Writers
PBS. Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
Transcript of PBS documentary, interviews, chronology, library
Kate Chopin
From Norton Anthology of American Literature
Kate Chopin Biography
From empirezine.com
Kate Chopin: A Woman Ahead of Her Time
Biography, criticsm, newspaper pieces, other leading women of the era
Kate Chopin Web Page
Biography; student interpretation of The Awakening;
Romanticism in The Awakening; photo of Chopin's family;
bibliography; links. By Michael J. Wooton, Jennifer Thompson,
Jodie Leblanc, and Megan Nickerson. Assumptin College
The Literary Traveler. Kate Chopin's Cloutierville
Chopin's home in Cloutierville, Northwest Louisiana

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E-texts

Bibliomania: Free World Literature & Reference Books
Use author or title access for the following short stories,
"A Shameful Affair," "At Cheniere Carminada," "The Blind Man,"
"The Story of An Hour"
Athenaise From 4literature.net
Awakening
[novel] From 4literature.net
The Awakening From University of Maryland
The Awakening From University of Virginia
The Awakening From Duke University
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
Short stories include "Beyond the Bayou," "Ma'ame Pelagie,"
"Desiree's Baby," "A Respectable Woman," "The Kiss," "A Pair of Silk
Stockings," "The Locket," "A Reflection," From Project Gutenberg
Azelie From 4literature.net
Bayou Folk [novel] From Duke University
Beyond the Bayou From 4literature.net
Beyond the Bayou From University of Virginia
Caline From 4literature.net
Creative Quotations from Kate Chopin (1851-1904) From bemorecreative.com
Desiree's Baby From 4literature.net
The Father of Desiree's Baby From University of Virginia
The Father of Desiree's Baby From University of Virginia
Kiss From 4literature.net
Lilacs From PBS Kate Chopin Library
The Kiss From University of Virginia
La Belle Zoraide From 4literature.net
Lady of Bayou St John From 4literature.net
The Locket From PBS Kate Chopin Library
Madame Celestin's Divorce From 4literature.net
Ma'ame Pelagie From University of Virginia
Maid of Saint Philippe From 4literature.net
Miss McEnders From 4literature.net
Mrs Mobry's Reason From 4literature.net
Neg Creol From 4literature.net
Night in Acadie [novel] From 4literature.net
A Night in Acadie From Documenting the American South
No-Account Creole From 4 literature.net
Ozeme's Holiday From University of Virginia
Ozeme's Holiday From University of Virginia
A Pair of Silk Stockings From University of Virginia
A Pair of Silk Stockings From Bayou Folk. From Good Short Reading
Regret
From TWENTY GREAT AMERICAN SHORT STORIES,
americanliterature.com
Regret From University of Virginia
Respectable Woman From 4literature.net
A Respectable Woman From University of Virginia
Shameful Affair From 4literature.net
Story of an Hour From 4literature.net
The Story of an Hour From Washington State University
The Story of an Hour (1894). From Washington State University
Wiser Than a God From 4literature.net
Wiser Than a God: Footnotes From 4literature.net

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Criticism

Kate Chopin's The Awakening By Patricia Evans
Southern Women Writers Discussion of the work of Southern women writers, including Chopin
Kate Chopin's The Awakening: A Critical Reception
Article copyright by Russ Sprinkle, 1998. Bowling Green
From womenwriters.net
The Awakened One: A Buddhist Reading of Kate Chopin's The Awakening
Paper copyright by Li-Dai Lu, 1998; from womenwriters.net
Similar Names, Similar Philosophies: A Comparison of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation and Chopin's The Awakening
By Stephanie Trunzo. From University of Washington
eserver.org Feminist Theory. Discourse

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Bibliography

PBS. Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
Online & print materials relating to Chopin, plus primary
resource material
Chopin Bibliography From PAL: Perspectives in American Literature

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ERIC Resources

If these links do not work, please search AskEric directly for Kate Chopin.

Paths to Suicide: Rebellion against Victorian Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening

By Joyce Ruddel Ladenson, in Intellect, Jul/Aug, 1975
Women in Amrican History: A Series. Book Four, Women in the Progressive Era 1890-1720
By Beverly Sanders, ED186343
Edna, Epicurus, and Education
By Jane Fowler Morse, Journal of Educational Thought, v32, 1998.
Literary Criticism and the Teaching of Literature: A Teacher's Sourcebook
By Terry C. Ley, ed. ED384914
The University of Mississippi Studies in English (1990), New Series Volume VIII
By Benjamin Franklin Fisher, IV, ed. ED369105
Creating a Collaborative Context for Critical Thinking in Composition
By Marlene A. Hess, ED357389
Sourcebook for English Teachers: Directed Reading/Teaching Guides for Selected Literacy Works. Volume 3
By Terry C. Ley, ed. ED347571
Opening Spaces for Confrontive Encounters with Literature
By Diane D. Brunner, ED322514
Writing Assignments Based on Literary Works
By Dorothy Matthews, ed. Illinois English Bulletin, Spr 1985.
Existentialism and Feminism
By Mary P. Hiatt, ED165156
Modern Feminist Fiction: A Course for Returning Women Students
By Maxine Hairston, ED157093
Books for Summer Reading
In Phi Delta Kappan, June 1991
Stories to Be Read Aloud (Booksearch)
In English Journal, Feb. 1989
Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now
By Andrew Delbanco; ED418411
Toward A Feminist Transformation of the Academy: Proceedings of the Annual GLCA Women's Studies Conference (7th, November 6-8, 1981)
By Beth Reed, ed and others; ED251401

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Lesson Plans

Kate Chopin and Women Writers at the Turn of the Century
By Kathryn A. Iaconett. Senior Literature. From TeachersNet, #1736
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Senior, literature; 792. Use lesson plan request board
French Creoles in Louisiana: An American Tale
By Harriet Bauman; French II, French III, Grades 10-12, and
French IV-V, grade 12. From Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans
Short Stories Reflections of Two Worlds
By Maria Pennacchio; grades 9-12 English as a Second Language
(ESL), 11th grade Italian III and 11th grade English III. uses
"Desiree's Baby". From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans
Sister Outsiders: Black and White Women Writing in America
By Leslie A. Abbatiello; Honors American literature; only guide
available. From Yale New Haven Lesson Plan
In Search of Self: Adolescent Themes in the Twentieth Century Short Story
By Gwendolyn Richardson; 8th grade reading, 8th & 9th grade English;
Student reading list includes Desiree's Baby. From Yale New Haven
Feminine Sexuality and Passion: Kate Chopin's The Storm
By L. Marrs, John A. Logan College
FEminine Sexuality and Passion: Kate Chopin's The Storm
By Robert W. Wilson, University of British Columbia
Kate Chopin and "The Awakening"
From ENG373; University of Alabama Distance Education.

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