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The influence of French culture on Willa Cather; intertextual references and resonances.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The influence of French culture on Willa Cather; intertextual references and resonances.

Durrans, Stephanie.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2007

280 pages

$109.95

Hardcover

PS3505

She is a most American writer, but Cather loved the language and literature of France. She visited for extended periods and maintained an interest in French writers and their works throughout her life. Durrans (English, U. of Bordeaux III) traces the signs of Cather's affection, finding links between the landscapes of Nebraska and France, Cather's belief ...

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