Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism Contributor(s): Acocella, Joan (Author) |
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ISBN: 037571295X ISBN-13: 9780375712951 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: In this brilliant, impassioned and controversial book, "New Yorker critic Joan Acocella argues that twentieth-century literary critics from the Left and Right have misused Willa Cather and her works for their own political ends, and, in doing so, have either ignored or obscured her true literary achievement. In an acute and often very funny critique of the critics, Acocella untangles Cather's reputation from decades of politically motivated misreadings, and proposes her own clear-headed view of Cather's genius. At once a graceful summary of Cather's life and work, and a refreshing plea that books be read for themselves, Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism will also inspire readers to return to one of America's great novelists. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 813.52 |
LCCN: 2001045334 |
Lexile Measure: 1180 |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.24" W x 8.02" (0.38 lbs) 146 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
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Publisher Description: In this brilliant, impassioned and controversial book, New Yorker critic Joan Acocella argues that twentieth-century literary critics from the Left and Right have misused Willa Cather and her works for their own political ends, and, in doing so, have either ignored or obscured her true literary achievement. In an acute and often very funny critique of the critics, Acocella untangles Cather's reputation from decades of politically motivated misreadings, and proposes her own clear-headed view of Cather's genius. At once a graceful summary of Cather's life and work, and a refreshing plea that books be read for themselves, Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism will also inspire readers to return to one of America's great novelists. |