Cather is usually read as a nostalgic celebrator of the American past. Lee explores a stranger and more complex Cather, whose life and work are rife with split identities, sexual conflicts and stoic fatalism. Illustrated.
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The extremely well-traveled, versatile, and prolific Willa Cather (1873-1947) was a private person and hence "a resistant subject, even an obstructive one" for a biographer. Lee's book, however, is "not a biographical tour," for when Cather begins writing novels Lee turns away "from what happens in her life to what happens in her language." The result is excellent reading for anyone who knows something of Cather's novels and stories, students seeking clear interpretations, or laypersons looking for a solid introduction. Lee sees Cather's fiction as more complex than popularly thought, more rife with conflict and fatalism. The author consistently links Cather's writing and life and justly emphasizes some largely overlooked but valuable novels. This is a good choice for general literature collections.
- John Miller, Normandale Com munity Coll., Minne apolis
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- John Miller, Normandale Com munity Coll., Minne apolis
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter ... Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well' Maureen Freely, Observer *'The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page' Hilary Mantel *'A sympathetic and illuminating study' Nicci Gerrard, New Statesman 'Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter ... Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well' Maureen Freely, Observer 'The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page' Hilary Mantel 'A sympathetic and illuminating study' Nicci Gerrard, New Statesman
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The Author of this book Hermione Lee is a remarkable biographer and her books on Virginia Woolf and Edith Wharton are fabulous...This book is terrific in its content, but the print is so small it is hard to read even with magnifier glasses so I had to find another copy from another source....!!!!
Very annoying & why is there not a hardcopy available ??????? Cather/Woolf/Wharton Buff
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