"They Voyage Perilous" is the first extended interpretation of
Willa Cather's writing within the literary tradition of
romanticism. Although she partook of the familiar subjects and
themes of the Wordsworthian school of romanticism, Cather was not
nearly so concerned with what we see as how we see. Her intensely
individual perspective, more creatively romantic than has been
previously recognized, gave her work its own kind of elegant
form.
Susan J. Rosowski argues that Willa Cather early took up the
romantic challenge to vindicate imaginative thought in a world
threatened by materialism, then pursued it with remarkable
consistency throughout her career. The early essays and stories set
out the terms of this life-long commitment. In the early novels
Cather celebrates imaginative possibilities; in the middle ones she
present increasingly desperate circumstances, asking what is left
when the imagination is eclipsed by commercial values; in the late
novels she writes in a Gothic mode, the dark counterspirit to
optimistic romanticism.
The book is organized chronologically, with a chapter devoted to
each novel. The chapters can be read independently or as part of a
unified argument providing a larger picture.
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