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The Song of the Lark.

Cather, Willa 1873-1947 (Author).

Summary: Willa Cather's third novel, The Song of the Lark, depicts the growth of an artist, singer Thea Kronborg. In creating Thea's character, Cather was inspired by the Swedish-born immigrant and renowned Wagnerian soprano Olive Fremstad, although Thea's early life also has much in common with Cather's own. Set from 1885 to 1909, the novel traces Thea's long journey from her fictional hometown of Moonstone, Colorado, to her source of inspiration in the Southwest, and to New York and the Metropolitan Opera House. As she makes her own way in the world from an unlikely background, Thea distills all her e.

Record details

ISBN: 080324472X
ISBN: 9780803244726
Physical Description: 1 online resource (977 pages)
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Publisher: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; The Song of the Lark; Contents; Part I Friends of Childhood; Part II The Song of the Lark; Part III Stupid Faces; Part IV The Ancient People; Part V Dr. Archie's Venture; Part VI Kronborg; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Historical Apparatus; Historical Essay; Preface to the 1932 Jonathan Cape Edition; Illustrations; Explanatory Notes; Textual Apparatus; Textual Essay; Emendations; Notes on Emendations; Table of Rejected Substantives; Word Division.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.