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Description for Willa Cather
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Willa Cather's novels were neglected after her death, but a new generation of readers has greeted her work with enthusiasm. This feminist study, which draws extensively on Cather's unpublished letters, analyses how she overcame the difficulties which beset a woman writer in the mid-West during the early part of the century. It shows how her absorption in European culture influenced her perception of America and enabled her to produce some of the most compelling literature of modern times. Susie Thomas's highly readable account will be welcomed by all those studying Cather's work. Contents: Willa Cather 1873-1947; To Bayreuth and ... Read more
Willa Cather's novels were neglected after her death, but a new generation of readers has greeted her work with enthusiasm. This feminist study, which draws extensively on Cather's unpublished letters, analyses how she overcame the difficulties which beset a woman writer in the mid-West during the early part of the century. It shows how her absorption in European culture influenced her perception of America and enabled her to produce some of the most compelling literature of modern times. Susie Thomas's highly readable account will be welcomed by all those studying Cather's work. Contents: Willa Cather 1873-1947; To Bayreuth and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780389208822
SKU
V9780389208822
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Reviews for Willa Cather
An interesting overview of Cather's work...particularly perceptive on Cather's 'profound and enriching response to European literature, music and painting.'>
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An interesting overview of Cather's work...particularly perceptive on Cather's 'profound and enriching response to European literature, music and painting.'
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An interesting overview of Cather's work...particularly perceptive on Cather's 'profound and enriching response to European literature, music and painting.'
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