Loss, Desire, and Wisdom in Nostalgia Narrative of Willa Cather’s The Professor’s House
Scholarship fields, especially in history and memory studies, have broadly utilized the notion of nostalgia. It has also become an essential part of understanding the narrative in literature. Some studies have used nostalgia and memory to analyze novels. From a qualitative approach, this study analy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Prodi Sastra Inggris Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
2023-06-01
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| Series: | J-Lalite |
| Online Access: | http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/jes/article/view/8881 |
| Summary: | Scholarship fields, especially in history and memory studies, have broadly utilized the notion of nostalgia. It has also become an essential part of understanding the narrative in literature. Some studies have used nostalgia and memory to analyze novels. From a qualitative approach, this study analyzes two intrinsic elements (settings and characters) in The Professor’s House, written by Willa Cather. It applies the nostalgia concept as the main framework. Here, it provides a narrative discussion about people and nostalgia that symbolize loss, desire, materialism, and wisdom |
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| ISSN: | 2723-3561 2723-357X |