The Song of the Lark (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Willa Cather
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Colorado, Chicago, and New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Values, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, New York City, Art or artists, Chicago, West, U.S., Singing or singers, Small-town life, Ambition, Lifestyles, Colorado, Southwest, Gossip, Opera, operas, or operettas
- Locales: New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Colorado
Characters Discussed
Thea Kronborg, the daughter of the Swedish Methodist pastor in Moonstone, Colorado. She is a grave, shyly awkward girl in whom a few perceptive people see qualities of imagination and desire still without shape or direction. A down-at- the-heels German pianist finds in her the promise of great talent as a musician and tries to explain to her that beside the artist’s vision of fulfillment, the world and all life are petty and small. Dr. Howard Archie, a physician poorly adjusted to the community in which he practices, hopes that she will realize in her...
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