{"product_id":"my-antonia-5","title":"My Antonia","description":"\u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia,\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, 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 \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls 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 \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e--H. L. Mencken\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidely recognized as \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather\u003c\/b\u003e's greatest novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e is also a hauntingly eloquent celebration of the strength, courage, and spirit of America's early pioneers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGGordon Tapper is Assistant Professor of English at DePauw University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Machine That Sings: Modernism, Hart Crane, and the Culture of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e, from Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48496412033279,"sku":"*R0105268*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5268793482755.jpg?v=1778266195","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/my-antonia-5","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}