The complete online text of Youth and the Bright Medusa by Willa Cather.

The American author Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) is distinguished for her strong and sensitive evocations of prairie life in the twilight years of the midwestern frontier. Her poetic sensibility was in sharp contrast to the naturalistic and Freudian-i...

Willa Cather is an outstanding example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of earth that she is best known for depicting is Nebraska, where she liv...

Willa Cather is a splendid example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of earth that she is best known for depicting is the Nebraska where she live...

Spirit of Uganda Joyce Theater March 18 through 23 Bright Youth Dance and show how smart you are In 1994, a group called the Children of Uganda charmed U.S. audiences. Many of those original children, like Peter Kasule, the...

The article discusses the use of the legend of Medusa in modern poetry to illustrate the timelessness of imagery. Medusa's cultural role has changed over the centuries. From her monstrosity and slaying, a new order is awakened through the creation of Pegasus from her...