The Song of the Lark.
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 wi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
UNP - Nebraska,
2012.
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| Series: | Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Works. 1992.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (977 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780803244726 080324472X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |