Special+Topics+-+The+Awakening+(Kate+Chopin)

=**Kate Chopin's //The Awakening// (1899)** =

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 * Chopin, Kate, 1851-1904.
 * Chopin, Kate -- 1851-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.
 * Chopin, Kate -- 1851-1904 -- Awakening.

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= = Four dramatic renditions of Kate Chopin 's "Story of an hour", first her original story, then other variations on her theme. Followed by some history and biographical information on Kate Chopin.
 * **Five Stories of an Hour [videorecording]**  **/Thames Colour Productions /Call number VID KAT**.

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