The Song of the Lark.

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

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
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:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.