The Stuff of Our Forebears: Willa Cather's Southern Heritage
- ISBN-10
- 0817309209
- ISBN-13
- 9780817309206
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 142
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-05-19
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Author
- Joyce McDonald
Description
Willa Cather is best known for her depiction of pioneer life on the Nebraska Plains, but this work provides evidence of how Cather's work links her to the South and southern literary tradition, most notably through her use of pastoral modes.
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