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- Title
"The Thrill of His Own Poor Little Nerve": Art and the Ambivalence of Voice in My Mortal Enemy.
- Authors
DUPLAY, MATHIEU
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the book "My Mortal Enemy" by Willa Cather is presented. The author discusses the novel's narrative form and theme of rhythm, suggesting that writing emulates vocal music and thus reveals physical struggles faced by humans. Other topics include the characters Nellie Birdseye and Myra Henshawe, artistic creation, and Cather's view of the voice as a paradox.
- Subjects
CRITICISM; CATHER, Willa, 1873-1947; MY Mortal Enemy (Book); NARRATION; VOCAL music in literature; LITERARY characters; RHYTHM in literature; 20TH century American literature; LITERARY criticism; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Cather Studies, 2010, Vol 8, Issue 1, p246
- ISBN
9780803263987
- ISSN
1045-9871
- Publication type
Literary Criticism