Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: This study is an attempt to analyze without prejudice the structure and themes of the novels of Wllla Gather.Originally, I had intended to analyze Gather's utilization of Americans versus her utilizatlon of Europeans in an attempt to understand what significance, if any, Cather attached to the origins and migrations of her characters.3ut I discovered that before I could do so, I had to answer for myself the very basic questions of her protagonists and themes, questions on which there is a great deal of critical disagreement.I found, more over, that the rich mother-lode of Gather's imagery had not been dis covered by her critics, and I began, at any rate, to mine it for its value in establishing the significances of her characters and themes.During the time I have spent on this study, I have borrowed liberally of the time, consideration, interest and generosity of my friends, colleagues, and teachers.To Dr.
Author: Marilyn Elizabeth Throne
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W627351706