The Voyage Perilous: Willa Cather's RomanticismUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1986 - 284 páginas They Voyage Perilous is the first extended interpretation of Willa Cather's writing within the literary tradition of romanticism. Although she partook of the familiar subjects and themes of the Wordsworthian school of romanticism, Cather was not nearly so concerned with what we see as how we see. Her intensely individual perspective, more creatively romantic than has been previously recognized, gave her work its own kind of elegant form.
Susan J. Rosowski argues that Willa Cather early took up the romantic challenge to vindicate imaginative thought in a world threatened by materialism, then pursued it with remarkable consistency throughout her career. The early essays and stories set out the terms of this life-long commitment. In the early novels Cather celebrates imaginative possibilities; in the middle ones she present increasingly desperate circumstances, asking what is left when the imagination is eclipsed by commercial values; in the late novels she writes in a Gothic mode, the dark counterspirit to optimistic romanticism.
The book is organized chronologically, with a chapter devoted to each novel. The chapters can be read independently or as part of a unified argument providing a larger picture. |
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... Cécile about the household ; after her death , it is as precious to her hus- band and daughter as the crêche they ... Cécile's silver cup engraved with her name is a chalice . As if before taking communion , before drinking chocolate ...
... Cécile's vocation were evident in her youth , recognized by her mother when she looked into the girl's eyes and said to herself , " Oui , elle a beaucoup de loyauté , " and later by Mother Juschereau , who searched in Cécile's face for ...
... Cécile to the Vir- gin Mother . Purification continues through " The Long Winter " and cli- maxes with Cécile's glimpse of darkness on the Île d'Orléans fol- lowed by her personal vow of loyalty upon returning to her home , prepared to ...
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The Discovered Self | 3 |
O Pioneers Willa Cathers New World Pastoral | 45 |
The Growth of an Artists Mind | 62 |
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