{"product_id":"willa-cather-and-the-politics-of-criticism-isbn-9780375712951","title":"Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism","description":"In this brilliant, impassioned and controversial book, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ecritic Joan Acocella argues that twentieth-century literary critics from the Left and Right have misused Willa Cather and her works for their own political ends, and, in doing so, have either ignored or obscured her true literary achievement.  In an acute and often very funny critique of the critics, Acocella untangles Cather's reputation from decades of politically motivated misreadings,  and proposes her own clear-headed view of  Cather’s genius.  At once a  graceful summary of Cather's life and work, and a refreshing plea that books be read for themselves, \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather and the Politics of Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e will also inspire readers to return to one of America's great novelists.\u003cbr\u003eA first-class book, a landmark of sorts. . . . Cather emerges as what she really is, a person of great\u003ci\u003e literary \u003c\/i\u003eaccomplishment, a true cultural\u003cbr\u003ebeacon.  --RWB Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She is…a marvelous, canny writer.”–Terry Castle, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Acocella’s book shines with exemplary good sense. . . . She is a sure witted judge of books.\"  A.S. Byatt, \u003ci\u003eThe New York \u003cbr\u003eReview of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “As a study of the politics of literary reputation [this book] is exceptional; as a serene appreciation of a great writer's life and work, it is poetic; as a reminder to critics of a the function of criticism, it is harrowing.  This book needs to be read.\"  \u003cbr\u003e--Robert Thacker, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This devastatingly concise book isn’t going to win its fearless author any prizes — she marches through the ranks of Cather scholars the way Sherman marched through Georgia — but anyone who has had it up to here with political correctness should buy a copy . . . and get ready to cheer” — Terry Teachout,\u003ci\u003e National Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJoan Acocella is a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eMark Morris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303803277541,"sku":"NP9780375712951","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375712951.jpg?v=1767744342","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/willa-cather-and-the-politics-of-criticism-isbn-9780375712951","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}