A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays - Cather, Willa
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Discover early 20th-century American social life through the insightful lens of Willa Cather in "A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays." This compilation offers a captivating glimpse into the customs and social dynamics of a bygone era. Cather's short stories paint vivid pictures of American life, complemented by her thought-provoking reviews and essays. Explore themes relevant to social commentary and human experience, all within the context of a nation undergoing significant change. This collection, meticulously prepared for print republication, provides a valuable window into the…mehr

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Discover early 20th-century American social life through the insightful lens of Willa Cather in "A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays." This compilation offers a captivating glimpse into the customs and social dynamics of a bygone era. Cather's short stories paint vivid pictures of American life, complemented by her thought-provoking reviews and essays. Explore themes relevant to social commentary and human experience, all within the context of a nation undergoing significant change. This collection, meticulously prepared for print republication, provides a valuable window into the past. Perfect for readers interested in literary fiction, short stories, and sociological perspectives on American society. Immerse yourself in Cather's world and experience the enduring power of her observations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. While Cather enjoyed the novels of George Eliot, the Brontës, and Jane Austen, she regarded most women writers with disdain, judging them overly sentimental and mawkish. Cather admired Henry James as a "mighty master of language and keen student of human actions and motives." She generally preferred past literary masters to contemporary writers. Some particular favorites were Dickens, Thackeray, Emerson, Hawthorne, Balzac, Flaubert, and Tolstoy. Although Cather began her writing career as a journalist, she made a distinction between journalism, which she saw as being primarily informative, and literature, which she saw as an art form. Cather's work is often marked by its nostalgic tone, her subject matter and themes drawn from memories of her early years on the American plains. Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She lived and worked in Pittsburgh for ten years, supporting herself as a magazine editor and high school English teacher. At the age of 33 she moved to New York City, her primary home for the rest of her life, though she also traveled widely and spent considerable time at her summer residence on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.