About the book
Hermione Lee’s provocative and influential biography provides a sensitive reappraisal of a marvelous and often underrated writer.
The Willa Cather she reveals here was a Nebraskan who spent much of her life in self-imposed exile from the prairies she celebrated in O Pioneers! and My Antonia, a woman whose life was riddled with the tension between masculine and feminine, and a writer whose naturalness of style disguised exquisite artistry. By exposing the contradictions that lie at the heart of much of Cather’s life and work, Lee locates new layers of meaning and places her firmly at the forefront of the modern literary tradition that was taking shape in her time.
Editions of Willa Cather
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394537030
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781101973936
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679736493
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101973943
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Hermione Lee’s provocative and influential biography provides a sensitive reappraisal of a marvelous and often underrated writer.
The Willa Cather she reveals here was a Nebraskan who spent much of her life in self-imposed exile from the prairies she celebrated in O Pioneers! and My Antonia, a woman whose life was riddled with the tension between masculine and feminine, and a writer whose naturalness of style disguised exquisite artistry. By exposing the contradictions that lie at the heart of much of Cather’s life and work, Lee locates new layers of meaning and places her firmly at the forefront of the modern literary tradition that was taking shape in her time.
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Hermione Lee’s provocative and influential biography provides a sensitive reappraisal of a marvelous and often underrated writer.
The Willa Cather she reveals here was a Nebraskan who spent much of her life in self-imposed exile from the prairies she celebrated in O Pioneers! and My Antonia, a woman whose life was riddled with the tension between masculine and feminine, and a writer whose naturalness of style disguised exquisite artistry. By exposing the contradictions that lie at the heart of much of Cather’s life and work, Lee locates new layers of meaning and places her firmly at the forefront of the modern literary tradition that was taking shape in her time.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Willa Cather?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: writers
Where can I read a sample of Willa Cather?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Willa Cather?
Hermione Lee
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Willa Cather is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394537030) and paperback(ISBN 9781101973936) and paperback(ISBN 9780679736493) and ebook(ISBN 9781101973943)
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