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Title: Youth and the Bright Medusa
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_and_the_Bright_Medusa
Contents: Coming, Aphrodite! -- The diamond mine -- A gold slipper -- Scandal -- Paul's case -- A Wagner matinée -- The sculptor's funeral -- "A death in the desert."
Credits: E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Youth and the Bright Medusa" by Willa Cather is a collection of short stories penned in the early 20th century. The stories explore themes of youth, aspiration, and the complex relationships within the arts, focusing particularly on characters navigating the challenges of life in the artistic milieu of their time. At the start of the collection, the story "Coming, Aphrodite!" introduces Don Hedger, a struggling painter living in a dreary New York studio. His solitary existence is interrupted by the arrival of a new neighbor, Eden Bower, a young woman aspiring to be a singer. Don is drawn to her beauty and vitality but also feels the weight of his own artistic struggles and insecurities. As he grapples with his feelings and his identity as an artist, the initial interaction between Eden and Don reveals a tension between their contrasting worlds and aspirations, setting the stage for the evolving dynamics in their relationship. The opening portion thus establishes a rich backdrop for exploring themes of desire, ambition, and the often painful journey toward self-discovery in the realm of art and passion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
EBook No.: 13555
Published: Sep 30, 2004
Downloads: 190
Language: English
Subject: Short stories, American
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Youth and the Bright Medusa
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_and_the_Bright_Medusa
Contents: Coming, Aphrodite! -- The diamond mine -- A gold slipper -- Scandal -- Paul's case -- A Wagner matinée -- The sculptor's funeral -- "A death in the desert."
Credits: E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Youth and the Bright Medusa" by Willa Cather is a collection of short stories penned in the early 20th century. The stories explore themes of youth, aspiration, and the complex relationships within the arts, focusing particularly on characters navigating the challenges of life in the artistic milieu of their time. At the start of the collection, the story "Coming, Aphrodite!" introduces Don Hedger, a struggling painter living in a dreary New York studio. His solitary existence is interrupted by the arrival of a new neighbor, Eden Bower, a young woman aspiring to be a singer. Don is drawn to her beauty and vitality but also feels the weight of his own artistic struggles and insecurities. As he grapples with his feelings and his identity as an artist, the initial interaction between Eden and Don reveals a tension between their contrasting worlds and aspirations, setting the stage for the evolving dynamics in their relationship. The opening portion thus establishes a rich backdrop for exploring themes of desire, ambition, and the often painful journey toward self-discovery in the realm of art and passion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
EBook No.: 13555
Published: Sep 30, 2004
Downloads: 190
Language: English
Subject: Short stories, American
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.