Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism

Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism

Hardback (01 Apr 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Expanding on her absorbing and controversial 1995 New Yorker article, Joan Acocella examines the politics of Willa Cather criticism: how Cather's work has been seized upon and often distorted by critics on both the left and the right. Acocella argues that the central element of Cather's works was not a political agenda but rather a tragic vision of life. This beautifully written book makes a significant contribution to Cather studies and, at the same time, points out the follies of political criticism in the study of all literature.

Book information

ISBN: 9780803210462
Publisher: Nebraska
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.52
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 127
Weight: 334g
Height: 150mm
Width: 333mm
Spine width: 20mm