The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories (eBook, PDF) - Cather, Willa
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This collection of Willa Cather stories—her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career—is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as the seven stories may be, they share as their subject the role and status of the artist in American society. The passions, ambitions, and pretensions, the cant and the pathos of the art world, artists, pseudo-artists, aficionados, and dilettantes—all are amply represented here in the midst of their foibles, grand affairs, and failures, drawn with great style and subtlety by a writer…mehr

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This collection of Willa Cather stories—her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career—is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as the seven stories may be, they share as their subject the role and status of the artist in American society. The passions, ambitions, and pretensions, the cant and the pathos of the art world, artists, pseudo-artists, aficionados, and dilettantes—all are amply represented here in the midst of their foibles, grand affairs, and failures, drawn with great style and subtlety by a writer gathering her formidable powers. With the psychological precision of her early master Henry James and the practical wisdom and wit of her contemporary Edith Wharton, Cather shows us innocents seduced, sophisticates undone, marriages sundered, idealism compromised, and the rare soul uplifted by art.
Autorenporträt
Willa Cather (1873-1947) stands as a pillar of American literature, renowned for her depictions of the frontier life on the Great Plains. Her poignant narratives, rich in landscape and character, reflect a deep understanding of the trials and transformations of the American experience. Born in Virginia, Cather grew up in Nebraska, which became the backdrop for much of her writing. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, initially pursuing a career in journalism before turning to fiction. Cather's unique literary style is marked by a lyrical simplicity and a profound empathy for her subjects. Her first published collection of short stories, 'The Troll Garden, and Selected Stories' (1905), showcases her early and evolving talent, foreshadowing the evocative prose and depth of her later works. Cather's vivid portrayal of immigrant life and the spirit of the Midwest earned her a place at the forefront of American regionalism. Her novels, such as 'O Pioneers!' (1913) and 'My Ántonia' (1918), are lauded for their pioneering roles in shaping the canon of American literature, while 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' (1927) cements her reputation for narrative craft. Cather's reverence for the untamed landscapes and the resilience of the settlers who populate her stories has left an indelible imprint on both the literary world and the identity of America itself.