ISBN: 0896217256

When Willa Cather was writing "My Antonia," she visited her friend, the journalist and war correspondent Elizabeth Sergeant, grabbed an old apothecary jar filled with flowers, set it in t… Mehr…

When Willa Cather was writing "My Antonia," she visited her friend, the journalist and war correspondent Elizabeth Sergeant, grabbed an old apothecary jar filled with flowers, set it in the center of an antique table, and explained: "I want my new heroine to be like this-like a rare object in the middle of a table, which one may examine from all sides. . . . I want her to stand out-like this-like this-because she is the story." This anecdote (recounted in James Woodress's biography of Cather) sums up almost exactly the technique that makes her novel both unique and unusual. Instead of writing the story from her heroine's point of view, or from the point of view of an omniscient narrator, Cather instead creates a bystander, the likeable and somewhat innocent Jim Burden, who has written down a series of memories where his and Antonia's lives intersect; "My Antonia" is a biography through the mask of autobiography. While this is Jim's story as much as it is Antonia's (she is barely mentioned at all in Book III), we are ultimately studying a much-loved thing of beauty from "all sides"-from the distance separating it and the observer. Although "My Antonia" relates a number of exciting, sentimental, horrifying, and even scandalous incidents (none of which will be divulged here), Cather very deliberately chose to write a character novel rather than an action story. Many of the book's pivotal "events" happen offstage; we learn what has happened only when Jim hears about Anton children's,children's books,classics,education,education and reference,education and training,fiction,history,literary,literary criticism Study Skills, Thorndike Press<

ISBN: 9780896217256

My Antonia is undoubtedly the most popular novel ever written by author Willa Cather. A book about several immigrant families who are recent arrivals to rural Nebraska. Narrator Jim Burde… Mehr…

My Antonia is undoubtedly the most popular novel ever written by author Willa Cather. A book about several immigrant families who are recent arrivals to rural Nebraska. Narrator Jim Burden, develops a crush for Antonia. My Antonia is a part of a trilogy of Cather books about prairie life. My Antonia is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Willa Cather and especially for those who are discovering her writings for the first time. My Antonia Cather, Willa, Thorndike Press<

ISBN: 0896217256

[EAN: 9780896217256], Gebraucht, [PU: Thorndike Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780896217256], Gebraucht, [PU: Thorndike Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

ISBN: 0896217256

[EAN: 9780896217256], Gebraucht, [PU: Thorndike Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780896217256], Gebraucht, [PU: Thorndike Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

1986, ISBN: 0896217256

[EAN: 9780896217256], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Thorndike Pr], Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.