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The Professor's House

… over the course of a few years, is an excellent example of Cather’s ability to use complex structures and a simplistic but powerful narrative. Cather is selective in her descriptions and the characters … fill in the gaps.  The Professor's House  is a true show of Willa Cather's skill as an accomplished writer. Download …
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Dane Church

… cemetery are known locally as the Dane Church. During Cather's time in the area, the church hired a Czech … Ondrak to paint an altarpiece, "Christ in the Garden." When Willa Cather took her father to see it, Charles Cather observed …
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The Song of the Lark

… In this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines. Thea … and piercingly true as the light in a desert canyon, Cather takes us into the heart of a woman coming to know her …
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One of Ours

… been searching for all his life. In  One of Ours  (1922) Willa Cather explores the destiny of a grandchild of the pioneers, …
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Death Comes for the Archbishop

… Catholicism.   Instead of the Nebraska prairies that made Willa Cather famous, Death Comes for the Archbishop … theme – Catholicism. Many critics hail this novel as one of Cather’s best and most well-structured narratives which …
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2023 High School Scholarship Awards Enable Pursuit of Humanities Degrees

… Autumn Wissenburg, and Ella K. Gaskill 2023 High School Scholarship Awards Enable Pursuit of Humanities Degrees … Willa Skupa Turner, and National Willa Cather Center scholarships. Six students presented their winning essays at … with conference participants.  The Norma Ross Walter Scholarship winners are:   Ella Gaskill (Lincoln Southeast …
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Virtual Author Series: Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne Ohlmann

… in it. If you are interested in the same "human stories" Willa Cather illuminated in her own work, you will enjoy this free …
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Virtual Author Series: Tracy Daugherty

… Street.   This novel explores the friendship between Willa Cather and Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant. Two different writers with distinct styles. Cather was the novelist while Sergeant was the muckraking …
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My Ántonia

… symphonically powerful and magnificently observed novel, Willa Cather created one of the most winning heroines in American … undemonstrative strength make her emblematic of the virtues Cather most admired in her country. We first meet Antonia …
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Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… difficult and costly; it only stands to reason that reading materials like books and magazines might be considered a … of the Auld Library  and the purchase of books. Charles Cather was elected the first president of the library board. … what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is significant; …
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