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Youth and the Bright Medusa
Willa Cather
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Description for Youth and the Bright Medusa
Hardback. In 1920 Willa Cather collected eight of the stories she had written over the past twenty years into "Youth and the Bright Medusa". This title also includes an historical essay and explanatory notes that trace the composition of the stories and their roots in the people, events, and places Cather knew. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 646 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1103.
In 1920 Willa Cather collected eight of the stories she had written over the past twenty years into Youth and the Bright Medusa, stories of the perilous pursuit of the bright medusa of art in a hostile, materialistic world. These include some of her best tales: “Coming, Aphrodite!” focuses on a dedicated painter and his affair with a singer in pursuit of celebrity; “Paul’s Case” and “A Wagner Matinée” tell of a young man and an old woman with artistic longings crushed by their environments; “The Sculptor’s Funeral” and “The Diamond Mine” show the high costs of success.
The historical ... Read more
In 1920 Willa Cather collected eight of the stories she had written over the past twenty years into Youth and the Bright Medusa, stories of the perilous pursuit of the bright medusa of art in a hostile, materialistic world. These include some of her best tales: “Coming, Aphrodite!” focuses on a dedicated painter and his affair with a singer in pursuit of celebrity; “Paul’s Case” and “A Wagner Matinée” tell of a young man and an old woman with artistic longings crushed by their environments; “The Sculptor’s Funeral” and “The Diamond Mine” show the high costs of success.
The historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
Series
Willa Cather Scholarly Edition
Number of Pages
646
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803217546
SKU
V9780803217546
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About Willa Cather
Mark J. Madigan is a professor of English at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. He is the author of many articles on Willa Cather and the editor of three volumes by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Frederick M. Link and Charles W. Mignon are both professors emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and textual editors of the Willa Cather ... Read more
Reviews for Youth and the Bright Medusa
"[Youth and the Bright Medusa is] an invaluable asset to scholars looking for a well-rounded, complete study of Willa Cather's writing. Nothing is left out, nothing is wanting."—Nancee Reeves, Documentary Editing