A Lost Lady

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A Lost Lady is a 1923 novel by Willa Cather that explores the decline of the American frontier aristocracy through the enigmatic figure of Marian Forrester.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedTo film
author Willa Cather
centralFigureDescribedAs enigmatic woman of charm and contradictions
copyrightStatus public domain in the United States
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely praised by contemporary critics
explores conflict between old railroad elite and new business class
firstPublicationForm book
followedBy The Professor’s House
genre Western novel
modernist literature
novel
hasAdaptation A Lost Lady (1924 film)
linked to: A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady (1934 film)
linked to: A Lost Lady
hasCharacter Frank Ellinger
Ivy Peters
Judge Pommeroy
hasISBN 9780679728870
hasPageCount about 160 pages
includedIn American literature curricula
literaryMovement Modernism
literarySignificance key work in Cather’s middle period
mainCharacter Captain Daniel Forrester
Marian Forrester
Niel Herbert
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person limited
narratorCharacter Niel Herbert
originalLanguage English
partOf Willa Cather’s prairie novels
placeOfPublication New York City
precededBy One of Ours
publicationDate 1923
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
setting American Great Plains
linked to: Great Plains

Sweet Water, Nebraska
subject railroad expansion in the American West
social stratification in small-town America
symbolizes passing of the frontier ideal
theme changing social values
decline of the American frontier aristocracy
gender roles and female autonomy
idealization and disillusionment
transition from frontier to modern capitalism

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Willa Cather notableWork A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady hasAdaptation A Lost Lady (1934 film)
linked to: A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady hasAdaptation A Lost Lady (1924 film)
linked to: A Lost Lady
Lucy Gayheart workChronologyPosition later than "A Lost Lady"
linked to: A Lost Lady
Wilella Cather notableWork A Lost Lady
subject linked to: Wilella
Captain Daniel Forrester appearsIn A Lost Lady
Captain Daniel Forrester firstPublishedIn A Lost Lady (1923 novel)
linked to: A Lost Lady
Sweet Water, Nebraska settingOf A Lost Lady
Sweet Water, Nebraska literaryWork A Lost Lady
Sweet Water, Nebraska firstAppearance A Lost Lady (1923)
linked to: A Lost Lady
Ivy Peters appearsIn A Lost Lady
Ivy Peters fictionalUniverse A Lost Lady
Judge Pommeroy appearsIn A Lost Lady
Judge Pommeroy firstPublishedIn A Lost Lady (1923)
linked to: A Lost Lady
Marian Forrester fictionalUniverse A Lost Lady
Marian Forrester appearsIn A Lost Lady
Marian Forrester firstPublicationContext A Lost Lady (1923 novel)
linked to: A Lost Lady
Niel Herbert appearsIn A Lost Lady
Frank Ellinger appearsIn A Lost Lady