An interview with UNL Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead.

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Dr. Melissa Holmstead discussing Willa Cather's novel 'The Professor’s House' and its relevance today.

This 1925 novel deals with topics very relevant today: the value of a university education, and the costs of war. “The Professor’s House” by Willa Cather has been released for the Oxford World Classics series, authored by Cather scholar Dr. Melissa Holmstead of UNL. Dr. Holmstead will be the guest on this week's All About Books.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Melissa Holmstead

Topics covered

• university education
• costs of war
• Willa Cather
• literature
• scholarship

Keywords

• Willa Cather
• The Professor’s House
• university education
• costs of war
• literature
• Dr. Melissa Holmstead

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNL, Oxford World Classics

Books & works: The Professor’s House

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