Willa Cather in Person: Interviews, Speeches, and Letters

by Willa Cather, L. Brent Bohlke (Editor)

Overview

"What emerges from [this] collection is valuable for anyone interested in the art of writing, in the genesis of the writer, or in the shape of American culture in the first decades of this century."-Barbara Bair, Studies in the Novel

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803263260
Publisher:	UNP - Nebraska Paperback
Publication date:	06/01/1990
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

L. Brent Bohlke was a professor of English and chaplain for Bard College in New York. His essays on Cather appeared in American Literature, Great Plains Quarterly, Western Literature, and other journals.

Date of Birth:

December 7, 1873

Date of Death:

April 27, 1947

Place of Birth:

Winchester, Virginia

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., University of Nebraska, 1895

Editorial Reviews

Deriving from newspapers and magazines, and now first published in book form, this collection of ephemeral materials helps complete our picture of a major American novelist. An accomplished journalist herself, a reluctant public speaker and a splendid letter writer, Willa Cather felt that the press had become her enemy in later years. That she was uncomfortable with fame is evident in these interviews, which range from 1897, when she was a young mgazine editor, to 1940, when as a famous literary figure she talked with Stephen and Rosemary Benet. Nevertheless, since the interviews provide new insights into Cather's theory of fiction and the art of writing, they will be important to students and specialists. Bohlke teaches English at Bard College. Illustrations not seen by PW. (June)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

"A valuable book. Bohlke gives us access to complete texts, and his headnotes establish the context and significance of individual entries."—South Atlantic Review

South Atlantic Review

"What emerges from [this] collection is valuable for anyone interested in the art of writing, in the genesis of the writer, or in the shape of American culture in the first decades of this century."—Barbara Bair, Studies in the Novel

Studies in the Novel - Barbara Blair

"Cather's public utterances were expressed with the same honesty and clarity that distinguish her immaculate novels and short stories. As happens when experiencing Cather's fiction, the reader of these words warms to her gentle passion and quiet eloquence."—Booklist

Booklist

"Bohlke's work throughout is intelligent, thorough, and enlightening."—Modern Fiction Studies

Modern Fiction Studies

"[This] collection is valuable for anyone intersted in the art of writing, in the genesis of the writer, or in the shape of American culture in the first decades of this century."—Studies in the Novel

Studies in the Novel