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The song of the Lark

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. Thea's early life, however, 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 way in the world from an unlikely background, Thea distills all her experiences and rela

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  • "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. Thea's early life, however, 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 way in the world from an unlikely background, Thea distills all her experiences and rela"@en
  • "Follows the life of Thea Kronberg from her childhood in 19th-century Colorado to her career as a renowned opera singer."
  • "Born into poverty in a small desert town in the American Midwest, Thea Kronborg is one of seven children. But Thea is exceptional, a fact recognized by a discerning few, including Ray Kennedy, who longs to marry her but whose fate it is to set her free. With her rugged will and pioneer spirit, Thea carves her way from Moonstone, Colorado to Chicago, from Dresden to New York, culminating in a triumphant debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Thea has become a great singer, but she also learns that as a true artist, she must make the most bitter sacrifices of all."@en
  • "Born into poverty in a small desert town in the American Midwest, Thea Kronborg is one of seven children. But Thea is exceptional, a fact recognized by a discerning few, including Ray Kennedy, who longs to marry her but whose fate it is to set her free. With her rugged will and pioneer spirit, Thea carves her way from Moonstone, Colorado to Chicago, from Dresden to New York, culminating in a triumphant debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Thea has become a great singer, but she also learns that as a true artist, she must make the most bitter sacrifices of all."
  • "This is Cather's coming-of-age classic -- the story of a young artist who leaves the mediocrity of her home town to seek fame and success in the big city. A bittersweet reflection on severing oneself from one's past relationships and surroundings, The Song of the Lark explores the loss that ultimately accompanies an artist's highest achievements."
  • "aThis is Cather s coming-of-age classic---the story of a young artist who leaves the mediocrity of her home town to seek fame and success in the big city. A bittersweet reflection on severing oneself from one s past relationships and surroundings, The Song of the Lark explores the loss that ultimately accompanies an artist s highest achievements."
  • "The Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. The title comes from a painting of the same name by Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton.-- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."@en
  • "Story of Thea Kronborg, who rose from humble origins to the top of the opera world through her own hard work and the support of others."@en
  • "Story of Thea Kronborg, who rose from humble origins to the top of the opera world through her own hard work and the support of others."
  • "The novel follows an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfil her dream of becoming a well-trained pianist, a better piano teacher. When her piano instructor hears her voice, he realizes that this is her true artistic gift. He encourages her to pursue her vocal training instead of piano."@en
  • "A story of a young woman's awakening as an artist and her struggle to escape the constraints of a small town in Colorado."
  • "This is the second novel in Cather''s acclaimed Prairie Trilogy. Ambitious young musician Thea Kronborg courageously leaves behind everything she knows in order to give her artistic career a shot in the big city. Along the way, her talents evolve, and she learns that there is often a steep price to pay for artistic excellence."@en
  • "Driven by talent and ambition, Thea Kronborg leaves behind everyone and everything to fulfill her dreams of becoming an opera singer. Yet even as she achieves ever greater heights of success, Thea's ambition drives her still further'to her eventual debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, where she finally makes peace with what, and who, she has sacrificed for her career. The Song of the Lark is the second novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains trilogy, which also includes O Pioneers! and My Antonia. Originally published in 1915, The Song of the Lark was adapted for the screen by PBS in 2001. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library."@en
  • "Determined to leave behind the dull values of her small hometown, an opera singer devotes increasing amounts of energy to developing her art."
  • "Determined to leave behind the dull values of her small hometown, an opera singer devotes increasing amounts of energy to developing her art."@en
  • "The daughter of a Swedish minister growing up in Colorado, Thea Kronborg's adolescent ability on the piano is encouraged by her eccentric German music teacher, Professor Wuncsch, and by the kindly but unhappily married Dr. Howard Archie. Set apart from the townspeople by her talents, Thea's friends are far from conventional. At 17 she leaves them and her mother's influence to go to Chicago where she studies with the pianist Andor Harsanyi. Having overheard her singing in a church, he is the mentor who discovers the potential of Thea's singing voice and sends her to study with the chill and selfish Madison Bowers, whom she dislikes. Her story moves to Arizona when she and a wealthy young brewer, Fred Ottenburg fall in love. A tension between her relationship with him and the driving artistic impulse that has always ruled her develops and becomes the novel's compelling central theme. Cather's lyrical, atmospheric and moving novel is a thinly veiled autobiography of a female artist in America at the turn of the century."@en
  • "Beautiful and lyrical, this third novel by Willa Cather follows the life of Thea Kronberg from her childhood in 19th-century Nebraska to her career as a renowned opera singer. Since the time of its publication in 1915, this novel had captivated readers with its sharp observations, shimmering descriptions, sly humor, and its provocative heroine--a feisty young woman who strives to create her own destiny, regardless of social restrictions."@en
  • "La vie romancée de Thea Kronborg, cantatrice américaine d'origine scandinave, depuis son enfance dans une petite ville du Colorado à sa consécration au Metropolitan Opera."
  • "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."@en
  • "In this semiautobiographical portrait of a young artist in the making, Willa Cather takes us into the heart of a woman coming to know her deepest self. Thea Kronborg, a minister's daughter in a provincial Colorado town, has dreams and gifts that her humble hometown will not satisfy. With the support of a few allies who recognize her rare qualities, she follows her ambitions to the big city, determined to be an opera diva. As she moves through a series of music teachers in Chicago, Thea finds that the attitudes and standards of those around her rarely match her own. It is only when she reconnects with pure nature in a brilliant Arizona desert canyon that Thea rediscovers the sensuous, mystical openness that is the source of her art. Realizing she must protect this experience at all costs, she resolves to shed all relationships that don't serve her higher purpose."@en
  • "The story set in Colorado recounts the life of a young girl who leaves a small town to go to the big city to become an opera singer. As she climbs in her profession she sees the lesser talents of those around her. She is forced to leave behind relationships that do not help her achieve her goals."@en
  • "This is the second novel in Cather's acclaimed Prairie Trilogy. Ambitious young musician Thea Kronborg courageously leaves behind everything she knows in order to give her artistic career a shot in the big city. Along the way, her talents evolve, and she learns that there is often a steep price to pay for artistic excellence."@en
  • "From one of the foremost 20th-century novelists, a portrait of a formidable woman who defies the limitations set on women of her time and social station to become an international opera star. This coming-of-age novel, important for the issues of gender and class that it explores, is one of Cather's most lyrical and popular."@en

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  • "Musical fiction"@en
  • "Musical fiction"
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  • "Opowiadanie amerykańskie"
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  • "Livres électroniques"
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  • "El canto de la alondra"@es
  • "El canto de la alondra"
  • "Das Lied der Lerche : Roman"
  • "The song of the Lark"@en
  • "Song of the Lark"@en
  • "Song of the Lark"
  • "The song of the lark : With a new introd. by A.S. Byatt"
  • "The Song of the Lark, By Willa Cather"@en
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  • "[The Song of the Lark.]"
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  • "The Song of the lark"
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  • "The song of the lark : [a classic novel of a woman as artist]"
  • "Lärksången"
  • "Das Lied der Lerche Roman"
  • "The song of the lark : 1915 ed"
  • "The Song of the Lark"
  • "The Song of the Lark"@en
  • "The song of the lark"
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  • "The Song of the lark : <a novel.&gt"
  • "Le chant de l'alouette : roman"
  • "Song of the lark"@en
  • "Song of the lark"
  • "El Canto de la alondra"
  • "Le chant de l'alouette"
  • "The song of the lark : with a new introduction"

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