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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel → |
| author | Willa Cather NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| firstEditionFormat | print → |
| followedBy | My Ántonia NERFINISHED → |
| follows |
artistic development of a young singer
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personal development of a young woman → |
| genre |
artist’s novel
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bildungsroman → literary fiction → |
| hasAdaptation |
The Song of the Lark
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surface form: "The Song of the Lark (1947 painting by Andrew Wyeth, inspired by the novel)"
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| hasCharacter | Thea Kronborg NERFINISHED → |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose → |
| hasSubject |
artistic vocation
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gender roles → immigrant communities in the American West → music → opera → |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED → |
| mainCharacter | Thea Kronborg → |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration → |
| notableFor |
depiction of American frontier and urban life
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detailed portrayal of a woman artist’s career → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| partOf |
My Ántonia
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surface form: "Willa Cather’s Prairie Trilogy"
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| placeInAuthorCareer | major early novel by Willa Cather → |
| precededBy | O Pioneers! NERFINISHED → |
| protagonistGender | female → |
| protagonistOccupation |
opera singer
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singer → |
| publicationYear | 1915 → |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company NERFINISHED → |
| setting |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Europe → Moonstone, Colorado (fictional town) → New York City → |
| theme |
American West and its influence
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artistic ambition → female independence → sacrifice for art → self-discovery → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
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this entity surface form: "The Song of the Lark (1947 painting by Andrew Wyeth, inspired by the novel)"