O Pioneers!, Willa Cather - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Byatt, A. S. “Willa Cather.” Passions of the Mind: Selected Writings, pp. 197-216. New York: Turtle Bay Books, 1992.

Discusses O Pioneers! in light of Cather's literary development.

Cather, Willa. “My First Novels.” On Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art, pp. 91-7. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949.

Discusses the origins of O Pioneers!

Daiches, David. “Early Novels.” In Willa Cather: A Critical Introduction, pp. 15-35. New York: Collier Books, 1951.

Asserts that “episodic and unevenly patterned as it is, O Pioneers! has nevertheless moments of strange force and beauty and a general air of power and assurance which are remarkable enough and proclaim a significant talent.”

Horwitz, Howard. “O Pioneers! and the Paradox of Property: Cather's Aesthetics of Divestment.” Prospects 13 (1988):...

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