Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism
Acocella, Joan Ross
Expanding on her absorbing and controversial 1995 "New Yorker" article, Joan Acocella examines the politics of Willa Cather criticism: how Cather's work has been seized upon and often distorted by critics on both the left and the right. Acocella argues that the central element of Cather's works was not a political agenda but rather a tragic vision of life. This beautifully written book makes a significant contribution to Cather studies and, at...