摘要
Willa Cather （1873-1947） is one of the greatest women writers in the history of American literature, whose reputation centers on her novels about celebrating pioneer immigrants on Nebraska prairie and the American southwest. For long Willa Cather＇s pioneer works have gained great critical acclaim and have been interpreted from different perspectives such as mythicism, romanticism, and feminism. This paper, interpreting Willa C ather＇ s classical pioneer works of the three periods from the 1920s to the 1930s-My A ntonia （ 1918）, A Lost Lady （1923）, and ＂Neighbor Rosicky＂ （1930）, is devoted to making a full exploration into the evolution of her ecological thoughts from an ecofeminist perspective. In Willa Cather＇s three pioneer works of different creative stages, she deliberately constructs three eco-worlds as a standard of ecological harmony. In her three eco-worlds, Willa Cather not only investigates the relationship between man and nature, but also involves androcentrism, patriarchy, and other ecofeminist topics. Willa Cather＇s ecological views have undergone changes in her representation of three successive phrases. To interpret Willa Cather＇s pioneer works from the perspective of ecofeminism can provide a deeper comprehension about her works and her ecological thoughts for the world.
