LEADER 02477nam 22006374a 450 001 9910965264903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786610424269 010 $a9781280424267 010 $a1280424265 010 $a9780803206496 010 $a0803206496 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008583 035 $a(OCoLC)70769039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary5002697 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000285600 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208292 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285600 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10321140 035 $a(PQKB)10604021 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039271 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039271 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5002697 035 $a(OCoLC)923703460 035 $a(Perlego)4519580 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008583 100 $a19990622d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWilla Cather and the politics of criticism /$fJoan Acocella 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (139 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780803210462 311 08$a0803210469 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [109]-120) and index. 330 8 $aExpanding 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 the same time, points out the follies of political criticism in the study of all literature. 606 $aPolitics and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCriticism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCriticism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aPolitics and literature$xHistory 615 0$aCriticism$xHistory 615 0$aCriticism$xPolitical aspects 676 $a813/.52 700 $aAcocella$b Joan Ross$0791928 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965264903321 996 $aWilla Cather and the politics of criticism$94360170 997 $aUNINA