THE HOUSE OF MIRTH 1/2 Gillian Anderson meets Edith Wharton. A real snoozefest.Running time: 140 minutes. Rated: PG (discreet references to adultery). At the Paris, 58th Street and Fifth Avenue. MU… ...

WORLD OF MIRTH By Murphy Guyer. With Mark Johannes, George Bartenieff, Kieran Campion, Deirdre O’Connell, Victor Slezak. Directed by Dona D. Vaughn. At Theatre Four. $50. (212) 239-6200. The … ...

Informed by the theories of Max Weber, this essay argues for the necessity of distinguishing between social class and social status in literary texts. Using Edith Wharton's House of Mirth as a case ...