Best known for the distinctive portraits of the people and land of the American West in her prairie novels, Willa Cather is one of the greatest American writers of this century. The fourteen short stories in this richly diverse collection, along with an exemplary introduction by author Cynthia Griffin Wolff, allow for a more complex view of Cather. As a writer she was intrigued by nature's ruthlessness and mankind's limitless potential for brutality and had a passion for the beauty of art. Ranging from the simplicity of Cather's first published story, ""Peter"" (1892), to the extraordinary eroticism of ""Coming, Aphrodite!"" (1920), this Twentieth-Century Classics collection is an engaging and triumphant testament to the genius of an American literary icon.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
By:
Willa Cather
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Open market ed
Dimensions:
Height: 196mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780141181561
ISBN 10: 0141181567
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 January 1999
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Coming, Aphrodite!Introduction by Cynthia Griffin Wolff Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text YOUTH AND THE BRIGHT MEDUSAComing, Aphrodite! The Diamond Mine A Gold Slipper Scandal Paul's Case A Wagner Matinée The Sculptor's Funeral ""A Death in the Desert"" UNCOLLECTED STORIES Peter (1892) The Profile (1907) The Enchanted Bluff (1909) The Joy of Nelly Deane (1911) Behind the Singer Tower (1912) FROM OBSCURE DESTINIES (1932)Old Mrs. Harris Explanatory Notes"
Willa Cather(1873-1947) was born in Virginia and raised on a Nebraska ranch. She isknown for her beautifully evocative short stories and novels about the American West. Cather became the managing editor forMcClure's Magazinein 1906 and lived for forty years in New York City with her companion Edith Lewis. In 1922 Cather won the Pulitzer Prize forOne of Ours, the story of a Western boy in World War I. In 1933 she was awarded the Prix Femina Americaine ""for distinguished literary accomplishments.""
