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The Song of the Lark
EAN : 9791041806638
Édition papier
EAN : 9791041806638
Paru le : 19 avr. 2023
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- EAN13 : 9791041806638
- Réf. fournisseur : 290595
- Date Parution : 19 avr. 2023
- Disponibilite : Disponible
- Barème de remise : NS
- Nombre de pages : 544
- Format : H:210 mm L:148 mm E:29 mm
- Poids : 695gr
- Résumé : "The Song of the Lark" by Willa Cather is a novel that explores the life of Thea Kronborg, a young girl growing up in the small town of Moonstone, Colorado. The story begins with Dr. Howard Archie, a young and distinguished doctor in Moonstone, who is called to the Kronborg household to assist with the birth of Thea's younger brother. Thea, who is eleven at the time, is already showing signs of her inherent talent and determination. Her mother, Mrs. Kronborg, recognizes Thea's musical talent and ensures she receives piano lessons from Professor Wunsch, a German music teacher living with the Kohlers, a local family. Thea's journey is marked by her dedication to music, her struggles with the limitations of small-town life, and her interactions with various townspeople, including Dr. Archie, who becomes a supportive figure in her life. The novel delves into themes of change, the pursuit of artistic excellence, and the challenges faced by women in the early 20th century. Cather's vivid descriptions of the Colorado landscape and the intricacies of small-town dynamics provide a rich backdrop for Thea's personal and artistic growth.
- Biographie : Willa Cather (1873 -1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. Despite this critical opposition to her work, Cather remained a popular writer whose novels and short story collections continued to sell well. In 1931 Shadows on the Rock was the most widely read novel in the US, and Lucy Gayheart became a bestseller in 1935. Although Cather began her writing career as a journalist, she made a distinction between journalism, which she saw as being primarily informative, and literature, which she saw as an art form. Cather's work is often marked by its nostalgic tone, her subject matter and themes drawn from memories of her early years on the American plains.
