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Student Companion to Willa Cather
Linda De Roche
Book Code: GR2842
ISBN: 0-313-32842-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32842-8
232 pages, halftone
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2006
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Discount Price: $52.00 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 20%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • For high school students, college non-majors, and general readers, De Roche examines the biography, influences, and major works of Willa Cather, following the format of the series, which emphasizes plot and character development, critical reception, and themes, while closing with alternative critical perspectives such as psychological, Marxist, or feminist readings. De Roche looks closely at </The Troll Garden/>, </Alexander's Bridge/>, </O Pioneers!/>, </The Song of the Lark/>, </My <'A>ntonia/>, </The Professor's House/>, </Death Comes for the Archbishop/>, and </Shadows on the Rock/>. The bibliography includes reviews and criticism for each of the works discussed.
    —Reference & Research Book News     November 2006
Description: Willa Cather's elegiac tales of the pioneer experience on the American frontier continue to captivate new generations of readers. Written especially for students, this critical introduction offers insightful yet accessible criticism of Cather's most widely read novels. The volume covers such enduring works as Alexander's Bridge, O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, My Ántonia, The Professor's House, Death Comes for the Archbishop, and Shadows on the Rock. Each chapter is devoted to an individual novel and provides a full discussion of character development, thematic concerns, and plot structure. The introduction to each novel traces its genesis and its critical reception at the time of publication. The historical context sections place Cather's vision of the pioneer spirit and achievement within the context of a rapidly changing America that was in the process of abandoning its traditional values and thus risking its source of greatness. Students will find this book a valuable guide to Cather's works.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • A Writer's Life
  • Within and Against Tradition: Willa Cather's Literary Career
  • A Writer's Beginnings: The Troll Garden (1905), and Alexander's Bridge (1912)
  • "The Land Beneath Your Feet": O Pioneers! 1913
  • The Song of the Lark (1915)
  • My Ántonia (1918)
  • After "the World Broke in Two": The Professor's House 1925
  • Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927)
  • Shadows on the Rock (1931)
  • Coda
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2006002441
LCC Class: PS3505
Dewey Class: 813
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