Margaret Anne O’Connor and Robert ter Horst discuss American author Willa Cather, including autobiographical aspects of her work and her engagement with the artistic currents of her times. They discuss at length and read from The Professor’s House.
At the time of this interview, O’Connor was professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ter Horst, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1982-83), was professor of Spanish at the University of Arizona.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
