Willa Cather
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I agree that she does not get the acknowledgement that she deserves. I had not considered that her themes were just not popular today. I would like to reread some of the books by her. In college, I enjoyed "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"DATo wrote: ↑15 Mar 2020, 07:34 I agree. She is one of America's greatest authors, but she never seems to get the acknowledgement she deserves from the public anymore. I have read many of her novels, but I think the one that stands out most in my mind is My Antonia. I was fortunate to have an excellent teacher of literature in my freshman year of high school and this was one of the books we covered. Cather's themes were largely centered on "the land" and man's settlement of it. Antonia was an excellent representation of that theme. Her books also gave voice to the changes wrought by time to the land by people and also to people by their association with the land. I suppose these themes are not as popular today. Today the focus seems to be upon sci-fi, thrillers, and personality manipulations.
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Ummm... I don't think Cather wrote I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. That was written by Maya Angelou.Carolreads30 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 16:44I agree that she does not get the acknowledgement that she deserves. I had not considered that her themes were just not popular today. I would like to reread some of the books by her. In college, I enjoyed "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"DATo wrote: ↑15 Mar 2020, 07:34 I agree. She is one of America's greatest authors, but she never seems to get the acknowledgement she deserves from the public anymore. I have read many of her novels, but I think the one that stands out most in my mind is My Antonia. I was fortunate to have an excellent teacher of literature in my freshman year of high school and this was one of the books we covered. Cather's themes were largely centered on "the land" and man's settlement of it. Antonia was an excellent representation of that theme. Her books also gave voice to the changes wrought by time to the land by people and also to people by their association with the land. I suppose these themes are not as popular today. Today the focus seems to be upon sci-fi, thrillers, and personality manipulations.
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You are correct! I was thinking about The Song of The Lark. I am so sorry that I made such a mistake. I love Maya Angelou as well.DATo wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 17:04Ummm... I don't think Cather wrote I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. That was written by Maya Angelou.Carolreads30 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 16:44I agree that she does not get the acknowledgement that she deserves. I had not considered that her themes were just not popular today. I would like to reread some of the books by her. In college, I enjoyed "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"DATo wrote: ↑15 Mar 2020, 07:34 I agree. She is one of America's greatest authors, but she never seems to get the acknowledgement she deserves from the public anymore. I have read many of her novels, but I think the one that stands out most in my mind is My Antonia. I was fortunate to have an excellent teacher of literature in my freshman year of high school and this was one of the books we covered. Cather's themes were largely centered on "the land" and man's settlement of it. Antonia was an excellent representation of that theme. Her books also gave voice to the changes wrought by time to the land by people and also to people by their association with the land. I suppose these themes are not as popular today. Today the focus seems to be upon sci-fi, thrillers, and personality manipulations.
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No problem. You know, believe it or not I had a hunch you were thinking of The Song of The Lark.Carolreads30 wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 17:16You are correct! I was thinking about The Song of The Lark. I am so sorry that I made such a mistake. I love Maya Angelou as well.DATo wrote: ↑19 Mar 2020, 17:04Ummm... I don't think Cather wrote I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. That was written by Maya Angelou.Carolreads30 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 16:44
I agree that she does not get the acknowledgement that she deserves. I had not considered that her themes were just not popular today. I would like to reread some of the books by her. In college, I enjoyed "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
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