{"product_id":"willa-cather-and-the-politics-of-criticism-hardcover","title":"Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Acocella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpanding on her absorbing and controversial 1995 \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXPANDING 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Joan Acocella is the author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMark Morris\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 127\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.81 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779983311136,"sku":"9780803210462","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c02083ef0430874b3bf9e0e09a556f0.webp?v=1780521002","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/willa-cather-and-the-politics-of-criticism-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}