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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Willa Cather and the Classics

Abstract

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Throughout her works Willa Cather incorporated references to classical literature, history, and especially myth as a means of confronting personal and societal crises and of expressing the universality of human experience. In turning to the Classics, Cather reinforced her belief that only two or three human stories go on repeating themselves.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Ryder, Mary Ruth

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8721750
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69464

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Ryder, Mary Ruth. Willa Cather and the Classics. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/69464