A tender biography of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and an elegant exploration of artistic endurance, as told by a lifelong lover of Willa Cather\'s work The story of Willa Cather is defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and gradual emergence.
His book is simultaneously an homage to her character, a warm consideration of her work, and a case being made to read Ca.
Combining intricate analysis with an empathetic, lyrical voice, Benjamin Taylor uncovers the reality of Cather\'s artistic development, from modest beginnings to the triumphs of her mature years.
Unlike Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald, her idealism was unironic, and she stood alone among the great modern authors--at odds with the fashionable attitudes of her time.
Through years of provincial journalism in Nebraska, brief spells of teaching, and editorial work on magazines, she persevered in pursuit of the ultimate goal--literary immortality.
The writer who leapt to the forefront of American letters with O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918) was already well into middle age.
Some show their full powers early, yet Cather was the opposite--she took her time and transformed herself by stages.
A tender biography of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and an elegant exploration of artistic endurance, as told by a lifelong lover of Willa Cather\'s work The story of Willa Cather is defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and gradual emergence.
His book is simultaneously an homage to her character, a warm consideration of her work, and a case being made to read Cather with renewed vigor.
Combining intricate analysis with an empathetic, lyrical voice, Benjamin Taylor uncovers the reality of Cather\'s artistic development, from modest beginnings to the triumphs of her mature years.
Unlike Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald, her idealism was unironic, and she stood alone among the great modern authors--at odds with the fashionable attitudes of her time.
Through years of provincial journalism in Nebraska, brief spells of teaching, and editorial work on magazines, she persevered in pursuit of the ultimate goal--literary immortality.
The writer who leapt into the forefront of American letters with O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918) was already well into middle age.
She took her time and transformed herself by stages.
Some show their full powers early; yet Cather was the opposite.
A tender biography of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and an elegant exploration of artistic endurance, as told by a lifelong lover of Willa Cather\'s work The story of Willa Cather is defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and gradual emergence
