This student edition presents Willa Cather’s landmark novel of immigrant life on the American prairies in a compact and affordable format. The text of the 1918 first edition is lightly annotated, and is accompanied by a chronology of the life of the author, an illustrated introduction to the contexts and major issues of the text in its time and ours, an annotated bibliography for further reading (contexts, criticism, and online resources), and a concise glossary of literary terms. The text of the work is also accessible online at an accompanying Web site (visit bedfordstmartins.com/americanlit), where it can be searched electronically.
If there was a road, I could not make it out in the faint starlight. There was nothing but land ... I had never before looked up at the sky...
Each enriched classic edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context ...
PENGUIN ( 2 ) classics MY ANTONIA " In April 1883 , when she was nine years old , WILLA CATHER was uprooted from everything she knew and loved at her birthplace near Winchester , Virginia , and taken to the prairies near the embryonic ...
This novel is considered Cather's first masterpiece. Cather was praised for bringing the American West to life and making it personally interesting. A True American Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
In this landmark of American fiction, Cather tells the story of young Alexandra Bergson, whose dying father leaves her in charge of the family and of the Nebraska lands they have struggled to farm.
DIVThe portrait of a formidable woman who defies the limitations set on women of her time and social station to become an international opera star. /div
... with rivers and green fields all about. And you will visit an old lady with a white cap and gold hoops in her ears, and you will be very happy there." "Mais, oui," said the priest, with a melancholy smile. "C'est L'Isle-Adam, ...
The first year in the very new place leaves strong impressions in both children, affecting them lifelong. This novel is considered Cather's first masterpiece.
... with rivers and green fields all about. And you will visit an old lady with a white cap and gold hoops in her ears, and you will be very happy there." "Mais, oui," said the priest, with a melancholy smile. "C'est L'IsleAdam, ...
Includes the unabridged text of Cather's classic novel plus a complete study guide that helps readers gain a thorough understanding of the work's content and context.