The song of the lark [electronic resource] / Willa Cather ; historical essay and explanatory notes by Ann Moseley ; textual essay and editing by Kari A. Ronning.
"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 experiences and relationships into the power and passion of her singing, despite the cost. The Song of the Lark presents Cather's vision of a true artist. 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. 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 and charts the subsequent drastic revisions."--Project Muse.
Record details
- ISBN: 080324472X (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780803244726 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User. CatBulkString:jan.03.13 |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- The song of the lark -- Acknowledgments -- Historical apparatus: -- Historical essay -- Preface to the 1932 Jonathan Cape edition -- Illustrations following page -- Explanatory notes -- Textual apparatus -- Textual essay -- Emendations -- Notes on emendations -- Table of rejected substantives -- Word division. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Genre: | Musical fiction. Bildungsromans. Electronic books. |