The Song of the Lark

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The Song of the Lark is a 1915 novel by Willa Cather that follows the artistic and personal development of a talented young singer from a small town to an international opera career.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Willa Cather
countryOfOrigin United States
firstEditionFormat print
followedBy My Ántonia
follows artistic development of a young singer
personal development of a young woman
genre artist’s novel
bildungsroman
literary fiction
hasAdaptation The Song of the Lark (1947 painting by Andrew Wyeth, inspired by the novel)
hasCharacter Thea Kronborg
hasLiteraryForm prose
hasSubject artistic vocation
gender roles
immigrant communities in the American West
music
opera
literaryMovement American realism
mainCharacter Thea Kronborg
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of American frontier and urban life
detailed portrayal of a woman artist’s career
originalLanguage English
partOf Willa Cather’s Prairie Trilogy
linked to: My Ántonia
placeInAuthorCareer major early novel by Willa Cather
precededBy O Pioneers!
protagonistGender female
protagonistOccupation opera singer
singer
publicationYear 1915
publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
linked to: Houghton Mifflin
setting Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Europe
Moonstone, Colorado (fictional town)
New York City
theme American West and its influence
artistic ambition
female independence
sacrifice for art
self-discovery
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
late 19th century

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Willa Cather notableWork The Song of the Lark
O Pioneers! followedBy The Song of the Lark
My Ántonia follows The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark hasAdaptation The Song of the Lark (1947 painting by Andrew Wyeth, inspired by the novel)
linked to: The Song of the Lark
Wilella Cather notableWork The Song of the Lark
subject linked to: Wilella
Red Cloud, Nebraska featuredInWork The Song of the Lark