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American Literary Scholarship
Essayists survey the recent thought and research concerning outstanding authors, trends, and movements in American literature.
Joel Barlow's Columbiad
Steven Blakemore offers a close reading of The Columbiad within the context of contemporary national debates over the significance of America. In doing so, he helps the reader understand the variety of national discourses that Barlow was promoting, challenging, or subverting. Long neglected, The Columbiad fundamentally engages the core issues and strategies of national self-definition and the creation of a vital republican culture. This book will appeal to all those interested in early American literature, the literature of the early Republic, and American literary nationalism.
Willa Cather
Drawing on letters, interviews, speeches, and reminiscences, looks at the life and career of the American novelist.
Papers
Includes correspondence and research materials which James Woodress assembled for the writing and publication of a biography of Willa Cather, including manuscript copies of the book, Willa Cather: a Literary Life. Included are letters written by Cather's niece, Mary Virginia Auld, Cather's sister Elsie, her aunt, Franc Cather, and her mother, Jenny Cather. Also included are book reviews, a dissertation written by Mona Pers, and a scrapbook including photographs of Cather's birthplace and buildings in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
My ?ntonia
Hailed by reviewers and readers for its originality, vitality, and truth, My ?ntonia secured Willa Cather?s place in the first rank of American writers. Cather drew deeply on her childhood days in frontier Nebraska for her fourth novel, publishedøin 1918. ?ntonia Shimerda is memorable as the warm-hearted daughter of Bohemians who must adapt to a hard life on the desolate prairie. She survives and matures, a pioneer woman made radiant by spirit. This Willa Cather Scholarly Edition of My ?ntonia is edited according to standards set by the Committee for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association and it presents the full range of biographical, historical, and textual information on the novel. The selection of W. T. Benda?s illustrations and the historical photography and maps also illuminate the fiction of a writer who drew so extensively on actual experience.
Firsthand History
Firsthand History gathers diaries, letters, biographies, and narratives by eyewitnesses and participants of key events in United States history. Selections are lightly introduced by the editors to provide background and context. Jamestown to Washington's Farewell 1607-1801, the first volume in the series, includes an excerpt of the transcript of the Salem Witch Trial testimony taken on March 1, 1692, Paul Revere's personal account of his famous ride, and Benjamin Franklin's instrumental speech urging delegates to sign the Constitution. This thought-provoking, slender compendium presents the raw stuff of the past-essential reading for enthusiasts and students of history.
Willa Cather
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