Lucy Gayheart
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Lucy Gayheart is a 1935 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young pianist’s emotional and artistic awakening in a small Nebraska town and the tragic consequences of her romantic idealism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Lucy Gayheart (character) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Willa Cather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| containsElement |
psychological realism
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romantic tragedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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novel of manners ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Harry Gordon
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Lucy Gayheart (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Gayheart ⓘ Paul Gayheart ⓘ Sebastian Clement ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Library of America edition
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surface form:
Library of America edition of Willa Cather’s works
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| hasMotif |
memory
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music ⓘ river ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conflict between art and practicality
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constraints of small-town society ⓘ idealized love ⓘ |
| hasTragicEvent | death of the protagonist ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lucy Gayheart
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lucy Gayheart (character)
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| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of Midwestern landscape
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portrayal of a young woman artist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | late works of Willa Cather ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pianist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic awakening
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coming of age ⓘ loss and grief ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition |
A Lost Lady
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surface form:
later than "A Lost Lady"
later than "Death Comes for the Archbishop" ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lucy Gayheart (character)