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Sex and evolution in Willa Cather's 'O Pioneers!' and 'The Song of the Lark'

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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.

Author: Bender, Bert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
Natural selection, Women writers, Sex differences (Psychology), Sex (Psychology), Sexuality, Desire, Women authors, Cather, Willa, O, Pioneers! (Novel), The Song of the Lark (Book)

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Making minstrelsy of murder: George Washington Harris, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Reconstruction aesthetic of black fright

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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.

Author: Silver, Andrew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
Literature, Southern States, Ku Klux Klan, Fear, Folk literature, American, Humorists, Reconstruction, Harris, George Washington

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'Washington Square': a novella for all seasons

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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.

Author: Fishbein, Leslie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 2000
Embroidery, Washington Square (Book), Novelle, James, Henry (American writer, 1843-1916)

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Subjects list: Social aspects, United States, Women, Portrayals, Criticism and interpretation, Sex roles, Critical Essay, Sex role in literature, Socialization, Characters and characteristics in literature, Literary characters
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