Willa Cather （1873-1947） is one of the greatest women writers in the history of American literature, whose reputation centers on her novels about celebrating pioneer immigrants on Nebraska prairie and the American s...Willa Cather （1873-1947） is one of the greatest women writers in the history of American literature, whose reputation centers on her novels about celebrating pioneer immigrants on Nebraska prairie and the American southwest. For long Willa Cather＇s pioneer works have gained great critical acclaim and have been interpreted from different perspectives such as mythicism, romanticism, and feminism. This paper, interpreting Willa C ather＇ s classical pioneer works of the three periods from the 1920s to the 1930s-My A ntonia （ 1918）, A Lost Lady （1923）, and ＂Neighbor Rosicky＂ （1930）, is devoted to making a full exploration into the evolution of her ecological thoughts from an ecofeminist perspective. In Willa Cather＇s three pioneer works of different creative stages, she deliberately constructs three eco-worlds as a standard of ecological harmony. In her three eco-worlds, Willa Cather not only investigates the relationship between man and nature, but also involves androcentrism, patriarchy, and other ecofeminist topics. Willa Cather＇s ecological views have undergone changes in her representation of three successive phrases. To interpret Willa Cather＇s pioneer works from the perspective of ecofeminism can provide a deeper comprehension about her works and her ecological thoughts for the world.展开更多
In her writing,Willa Cather absorbed the techniques of the impressionist painters,striving to present human perception and fo-cus their individual impression on a fleeting moment to provide the fragments of impression...In her writing,Willa Cather absorbed the techniques of the impressionist painters,striving to present human perception and fo-cus their individual impression on a fleeting moment to provide the fragments of impression upon which the whole can be constructed.展开更多
Ecofeminism tends to criticize the patriarchal domination of nature, emphasize an affinity and alliance between women and nature, appreciate women's care for nature. But ecofeminism also holds that men, once havin...Ecofeminism tends to criticize the patriarchal domination of nature, emphasize an affinity and alliance between women and nature, appreciate women's care for nature. But ecofeminism also holds that men, once having care and compassion for nature, can also be in harmony with nature. By reinterpreting Willa Cather 's novel O Pioneers! from the angle of ecofeminism, the article finds that in the novel exist two kinds of men: patriarchal men and ecological men, patriarchal men such as Emil maltreat nature as an enemy, ecological men such as Ivar well treat nature as a friend.展开更多
＂ A Lost Lady＂ is at beginning of the 20th century, a important work of creation of a famous American writer Willa Cather, through a story that a woman in a social swirl in old age gradually fall and sink, it reflec...＂ A Lost Lady＂ is at beginning of the 20th century, a important work of creation of a famous American writer Willa Cather, through a story that a woman in a social swirl in old age gradually fall and sink, it reflects the commercialization of human society and other traditional values and lifestyle impact and erosion, and the desire of mankind for a better civilization. Works use artistic symbolism to play a certain role in the development of the plot, the characters change shape and opposition figures to portray the psychological state.展开更多
Willa Cather's Youth and the Bright Medusa first published in 1920 is a collection of eight stories of similar themes depicting the modern artists' futile attempts to construct their art kingdom. This essay fo...Willa Cather's Youth and the Bright Medusa first published in 1920 is a collection of eight stories of similar themes depicting the modern artists' futile attempts to construct their art kingdom. This essay focuses on Cather's antipathy toward monetary wealth and aesthet ic persistence and reflects on theartists' dilemma in a philistine industrial society.展开更多
文摘Willa Cather （1873-1947） is one of the greatest women writers in the history of American literature, whose reputation centers on her novels about celebrating pioneer immigrants on Nebraska prairie and the American southwest. For long Willa Cather＇s pioneer works have gained great critical acclaim and have been interpreted from different perspectives such as mythicism, romanticism, and feminism. This paper, interpreting Willa C ather＇ s classical pioneer works of the three periods from the 1920s to the 1930s-My A ntonia （ 1918）, A Lost Lady （1923）, and ＂Neighbor Rosicky＂ （1930）, is devoted to making a full exploration into the evolution of her ecological thoughts from an ecofeminist perspective. In Willa Cather＇s three pioneer works of different creative stages, she deliberately constructs three eco-worlds as a standard of ecological harmony. In her three eco-worlds, Willa Cather not only investigates the relationship between man and nature, but also involves androcentrism, patriarchy, and other ecofeminist topics. Willa Cather＇s ecological views have undergone changes in her representation of three successive phrases. To interpret Willa Cather＇s pioneer works from the perspective of ecofeminism can provide a deeper comprehension about her works and her ecological thoughts for the world.
文摘In her writing,Willa Cather absorbed the techniques of the impressionist painters,striving to present human perception and fo-cus their individual impression on a fleeting moment to provide the fragments of impression upon which the whole can be constructed.
文摘Ecofeminism tends to criticize the patriarchal domination of nature, emphasize an affinity and alliance between women and nature, appreciate women's care for nature. But ecofeminism also holds that men, once having care and compassion for nature, can also be in harmony with nature. By reinterpreting Willa Cather 's novel O Pioneers! from the angle of ecofeminism, the article finds that in the novel exist two kinds of men: patriarchal men and ecological men, patriarchal men such as Emil maltreat nature as an enemy, ecological men such as Ivar well treat nature as a friend.
文摘＂ A Lost Lady＂ is at beginning of the 20th century, a important work of creation of a famous American writer Willa Cather, through a story that a woman in a social swirl in old age gradually fall and sink, it reflects the commercialization of human society and other traditional values and lifestyle impact and erosion, and the desire of mankind for a better civilization. Works use artistic symbolism to play a certain role in the development of the plot, the characters change shape and opposition figures to portray the psychological state.
文摘Willa Cather's Youth and the Bright Medusa first published in 1920 is a collection of eight stories of similar themes depicting the modern artists' futile attempts to construct their art kingdom. This essay focuses on Cather's antipathy toward monetary wealth and aesthet ic persistence and reflects on theartists' dilemma in a philistine industrial society.
