Sex and evolution in Willa Cather's 'O Pioneers!' and 'The Song of the Lark'
Article Abstract:
An analysis is presented on the development of female autonomy and sexual identity as distinct from biological destiny, focusing on the novels of Willa Cather. Cather's female characters define themselves outside the normative courtship behavior between men and women, typically taking on the strength and mental acumen stereotypically reserved for male characters.
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Making minstrelsy of murder: George Washington Harris, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Reconstruction aesthetic of black fright
Article Abstract:
The link between humor and terror is explored, using the works of Southern humorist George Washington Harris as an example. Discussion includes defining the social space that separates representations of comic terror and acts of terror themselves, based on Harris' portrayal of white supremacy in the character of Sut Lovingood.
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
'Washington Square': a novella for all seasons
Article Abstract:
An analysis is presented on Henry James' novella 'Washington Square', set in the mid 1800s. Topics include female autonomy, social status and choice, and the portrayal of embroidery as symbolic of a love for domesticity.
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: The EDI revolution. Investors' privacy rights. Online retirement planning
- Abstracts: The state of Hispanic health. Wired generation: polls indicate Hispanics are at home in the online marketplace
- Abstracts: 100 most influential Hispanics. Entering the fray. Cartel Creativo wins army contract
- Abstracts: The travels of William and Ellen Craft: race and travel literature in the 19th century. From Romanism to race: Anglo-American liberties in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'