Willa Cather and the politics of criticism

Willa Cather and the politics of criticism / Joan Acocella.

"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. This book makes a significant contribution to Cather studies and at the same time points out the follies of political critic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Acocella, Joan Ross
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Cather, Willa, > 1873-1947 > Criticism and interpretation > History.
Cather, Willa, > 1873-1947 > Political and social views.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Criticism > United States > History > 20th century.
Criticism > Political aspects > United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Table of Contents:
  • The darkling plain
  • Youth
  • Cather and her critics: 1910s-1940s
  • Cather and her critics: 1950s-1960s
  • Cather and the feminists: the problem
  • Cather and the feminists: the solution
  • Politics and criticism
  • The tragic sense of life
  • Red cloud.

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