Willa Cather and aestheticism [[electronic resource] ] : from Romanticism to Modernism / / edited by Sarah Cheney Watson and Ann Moseley
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Willa Cather and aestheticism [[electronic resource] ] : from Romanticism to Modernism / / edited by Sarah Cheney Watson and Ann Moseley
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison [NJ], : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
| Lanham, Md., : Rowman & LIttlefield, c2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.52 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aestheticism (Literature) |
| Romanticism - United States | |
| Modernism (Aesthetics) - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
WatsonSarah Cheney <1948->
MoseleyAnn <1947->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: The "Intrinsic Beauty" of Art; Part I: THE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT; Chapter 01. Exit Smiling; Chapter 02. Innocence and Experience, Good and Evil, and Doppelgangers; Chapter 03. Willa Cather's Time Machine; Chapter 04. Aestheticism and the Dispossessed; Chapter 05. Willa Cather's Disenchanted Epicurean; Part II: THE VISUAL ARTS; Chapter 06. The Arts and Crafts on Willa Cather's Frontier; Chapter 07. Cather's "Twilight Stage"; Chapter 08. Willa Cather, the Nabi of Red Cloud; Chapter 09. Blessed Damsels, Lost Ladies, and Cather's Real Women |
| Chapter 10. Fernand Léger and Willa Cather's "Coming, Aphrodite!"Part III: MOVEMENT TOWARD MODERNISM; Chapter 11. "The Nude Had Descended the Staircase"; Chapter 12. With the "Hand, Fastidious and Bold"; Chapter 13. From British Aestheticism to American Modernism; Part V: ART AND RELIGION; Chapter 14. Willa Cather's Sheltering Art; Index; About the Editors andContributors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this collection of essays, contributors investigate the various connections between Willa Cather's fiction and her aesthetic beliefs and practices. Including multiple perspectives and critical approaches-derived from the Aesthetic Movement, the visual arts, modernism, and the relationship between art and religion-this collection will increase our understanding of Cather's aesthetic and lead to a better comprehension of her work and her life. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Willa Cather and aestheticism |
| ISBN: | 1-283-62454-0 |
| 9786613936998 | |
| 1-61147-512-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790309003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series on Willa Cather in memory of Merrill M. Skaggs.