Student Companion to Willa Cather

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Linda De Roche

ISBN: 0-313-32842-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32842-8

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232 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 6/30/2006

List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)

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Series Title: Student Companions to Classic Writers

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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 , , , , ntonia/>, , , and . The bibliography includes reviews and criticism for each of the works discussed.
—Reference & Research Book News 11/1/2006

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. A full chapter examines each work, with full discussions of character development, thematic concerns, plot, critical reception, and historical contexts. Students will find this book a valuable guide to this great American author.

The volume covers such enduring works as Alexander's Bridge, O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, My D'Antonia, 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

About the Author: Linda De Roche is Professor of English at Wesley College. Her previous books include Student Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald (2000), and Revisiting Mary Higgins Clark: A Critical Companion (2003), both available from Greenwood Press.

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