Successful engineer Bartley Alexander is torn between his career, his wife, and his passion for an Irish actress. In the only critical edition available of Willa Cather's classic first novel, we see how Cather uses urban settings and the figure of the bridge-builder to analyze America's emergence as an international, industrial power at the turn of the century.
Information
Publisher:
Fq Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781599866208
Publish year:
2007
Publish date:
Nov. 26, 2007
Willa Cather
Willa Cather was an American author known for her novel "My Ántonia," which captured the spirit of the American frontier. Her writing style was characterized by vivid descriptions and nostalgic themes. Cather's contributions to literature include exploring themes of immigration, identity, and the human experience in the American West.