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100 1 _aCather, Willa,
_d1873-1947
245 1 0 _aYouth and the Bright Medusa
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_and_the_Bright_Medusa
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-30
505 0 _aComing, Aphrodite! -- The diamond mine -- A gold slipper -- Scandal -- Paul's case -- A Wagner matinée -- The sculptor's funeral -- "A death in the desert."
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13555
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