A Lost Lady
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A Lost Lady is a 1923 novel by Willa Cather that explores the decline of the American frontier aristocracy through the enigmatic figure of Marian Forrester.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| adaptedTo |
film
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| author |
Willa Cather
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| centralFigureDescribedAs |
enigmatic woman of charm and contradictions
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| copyrightStatus |
public domain in the United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
widely praised by contemporary critics
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| explores |
conflict between old railroad elite and new business class
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| firstPublicationForm |
book
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| followedBy |
The Professor’s House
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| genre |
Western novel
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modernist literature → novel → |
| hasAdaptation |
A Lost Lady (1924 film)
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A Lost Lady (1934 film) → |
| hasCharacter |
Frank Ellinger
NERFINISHED
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Ivy Peters → Judge Pommeroy → |
| hasISBN |
9780679728870
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| hasPageCount |
about 160 pages
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| includedIn |
American literature curricula
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| literaryMovement |
Modernism
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| literarySignificance |
key work in Cather’s middle period
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| mainCharacter |
Captain Daniel Forrester
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Marian Forrester NERFINISHED → Niel Herbert NERFINISHED → |
| medium |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person limited
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| narratorCharacter |
Niel Herbert
NERFINISHED
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Willa Cather’s prairie novels
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| placeOfPublication |
New York City
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| precededBy |
One of Ours
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| publicationDate |
1923
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| setInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| setting |
American Great Plains
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Sweet Water, Nebraska → |
| subject |
railroad expansion in the American West
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social stratification in small-town America → |
| symbolizes |
passing of the frontier ideal
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| theme |
changing social values
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decline of the American frontier aristocracy → gender roles and female autonomy → idealization and disillusionment → transition from frontier to modern capitalism → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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A Lost Lady
("A Lost Lady (1934 film)")
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A Lost Lady ("A Lost Lady (1924 film)") → |
hasAdaptation |
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One of Ours
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followedByInAuthorOeuvre |
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Willa Cather
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notableWork |
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Lucy Gayheart
("later than "A Lost Lady"")
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workChronologyPosition |