The novel, edited according to standards set by the Committee on Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association, presents a clean, authoritative text of the first edition. It is the only novel Cather ever wrote in what might b.

She is a tall, fair girl with grave, candid eyes, and her shy awkwardness hides restless. The Willa Cather Scholarly Edition includes a historical essay providing fresh insight into the novel and Cather's writing process, photographs and maps, and explanatory notes providing a full range of biographical and historical information. Among all of Willa Cathers novels, The Song of the Lark, first published in 1915, is sut generis. Thea Kronborg is the daughter of the Swedish Methodist pastor in the small town of Moonstone, Colorado. The Song of the Lark presents Cather’s vision of a true artist. The novel captures Thea's independent-mindedness, her strong work ethic, and her ascent to her highest achievement. The Song of the Lark Willa Cather 609 1 offer from 23.48 Willa Cather 405 40 offers from 10.00 Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie 349 46 offers from 16.82 Product description About the Author Willa Cather (1873-1947) grew up in Nebraska, but moved to Pittsburgh, where she lived for a decade. As she makes her way in the world from an unlikely background, Thea distills all her experiences and relationships into the power and passion of her singing, despite the cost. The story revolves around an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfill her dream of becoming a famous opera star. 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.

Thea’s early life, however, has much in common with Cather’s own. Willa Cather’s third novel, The Song of the Lark, depicts the growth of an artist, singer Thea Kronborg, a character inspired by the Swedish-born immigrant and renowned Wagnerian soprano Olive Fremstad.

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