num_pages: 272
description: My Ántonia, by Willa Cather , is part of the Barnes &amp; Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes &amp; Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices &amp; Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes &amp; Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. “No romantic novel ever written in America . . . is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia .” —H. L. MenckenWidely recognized as Willa Cather ’s greatest novel, My Ántonia is a soulful and rich portrait of a pioneer woman’s simple yet heroic life. The spirited daughter of Bohemian immigrants, Ántonia must adapt to a hard existence on the desolate prairies of the Midwest. Enduring childhood poverty, teenage seduction, and family tragedy, she eventually becomes a wife and mother on a Nebraska farm. A fictional record of how women helped forge the communities that formed a nation, My Ántonia is also a hauntingly eloquent celebration of the strength, courage, and spirit of America’s early pioneers.Gordon Tapper is Assistant Professor of English at DePauw University. He is the author of The Machine That Modernism, Hart Crane, and the Culture of the Body , from Routledge.
language: English
title: My Antonia
titlecomplete: My Antonia
characters: Ántonia Shimerda, Jim Burden, Emmaline Burden, Ambrosch Shimerda, Josiah Burden, Otto Fuchs, Mrs. Shimerda, Jake Marpole, Lena Lingard, Mr. Shimerda
genres: American, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, School, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 134634
places: Nebraska
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: One Book One Nebraska
publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics