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| Name: |
Willa Sibert Cather | | Birth Date: |
1873 | | Death Date: |
1947 | | Place of Birth: |
Winchester, Virginia, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
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Biography of Willa Sibert Cather
652 words, approx. 2 pages
 The American author Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) is distinguished for her strong and sensitive evocations of prairie life in the twilight years of the midwestern frontier. Her poetic sensibility was in sharp contrast to the naturalistic and...
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Biography of Willa Sibert Cather
10,472 words, approx. 35 pages
 Willa Cather is an outstanding example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of earth that she is best known for depicting is Nebraska, where she...
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Biography of Willa Sibert Cather
9,708 words, approx. 32 pages
 Willa Cather is a splendid example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of earth that she is best known for depicting is the Nebraska where she...



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Willa Cather Quotes
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 Willa Sibert Cather ( 7 December 1873 – 24 April 1947 ) is among the most eminent American authors, known for her depictions of US life in her novels. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 O Pioneers! (1913) 1.2 The Song of the Lark (1915) 1.3 My Antonia (1918) 1.4...


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Cather, Willa
459 words, approx. 2 pages (born Dec. 7, 1873, near Winchester, Va., U.S.—died April 24, 1947, New York, N.Y.) American novelist noted for her portrayals of the settlers and frontier life on the American plains. At age 9 Cather moved with her family from Virginia to...
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Cather, Willa (1873-1947) Summary
343 words, approx. 1 pages Willa Cather, variously perceived by critics as realistic, regionalist, or sentimental, as well as an unusual literary stylist of unhurried elegance, memorably exploited themes long regarded as part of the American mythos. She wrote 12 novels and...
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Cather, Willa
131 words, approx. 1 pages (born Dec. 7, 1873, near Winchester, Va., U.S.—died April 24, 1947, New York, N.Y.) U.S. novelist. Cather moved with her family to Nebraska at age 9; she returned east 12 years later, eventually settling in New York. The Troll Garden (1905), her...
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Willa Cather Information
1,916 words, approx. 6 pages
 Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873[1] – April 24, 1947) is an eminent author from the United States. She is perhaps best known for her depictions of U.S. life in novels such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and Death Comes for the...



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the Unconventional willa cather
07/01/2005: 2,217 words, approx. 7 pages From an early age, novelist Willa Gather was determined to be noticed by the world. At fourteen she shocked her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, by masquerading as a boy. In college she became a feared cultural critic for the local newspaper. By her...
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Today in history - Oct. 26
10/26/2007: 619 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Friday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2007. There are 66 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 26, 1881, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Erik Ingvar Thurin
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 In the following excerpt, Thurin presents an overview of Cather's debt to classical Greek and Latin literature in her short stories.
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Critical Essay by Janis P. Stout
37,559 words, approx. 125 pages
 Stout, Janis P. “An Overview of the Life and Career of Willa Cather.” In Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 123, edited by Allison Marion and Linda Pavlovski. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The Gale Group, 2003. In the following original essay, Stout discusses Cather’s life, career, awards and recognitions, and the overall body of work, while also examining the era in which Cather wrote and the critical reception of her works.
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