Cather Studies, Volume 2

Volume 2 of Cather Studies demonstrates the range of topics and approaches in contemporary discussions of Willa Cather's work for the informed reader or the specialized student.This volume includes major essays on Cather's response to the cultural pessimism of Oswald Spengler, her affinities to Alphonse Daudet, and aspects of her art in "My Antonia," "The Professor's House," and "Shadows on the Rock."

About the author

Susan J. Rosowski (1942-2004) is the author of Birthing a Nation: Gender, Creativity, and the West in American Literature (Nebraska 1999) and The Voyage Perilous: Willa Cather's Romanticism (Nebraska 1986).

Summary

Includes essays on Cather's response to the cultural pessimism of Oswald Spengler, her affinities to Alphonse Daudet, and aspects of her art in "My Antonia", "The Professor's House", and "Shadows on the Rock".

Product details

• Authors: Cather Studies, S. Rosowski
• Assisted by: Susan J Rosowski (Editor), Susan J. Rosowski (Editor)
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1993
• EAN: 9780803239104
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-3910-4
• No. of pages: 185
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 233 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Cather Studies; Cather Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies