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  • Death Comes for the Archbishop

    Death Comes for the Archbishop by Cather, Willa; Morley, Catherine;

    Series: Oxford World's Classics;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 12 February 2026

    • ISBN 9780192849250
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages288 pages
    • Size 200x230x17 mm
    • Weight 215 g
    • Language English
    • 700

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    Short description:

    The story of two missionary priests, travelling through the American Southwest in the aftermath of the Mexican American wars, Father Jean-Marie Latour and Joseph Vaillant spread Catholic faith and religious practices, convert and gather new souls, and discipline wayward priests who have strayed from the Church of Rome.

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    'One afternoon in the autumn of 1851 a solitary horseman, followed by a pack-mule, was pushing through an arid stretch of country somewhere in central New Mexico. He had lost his way'

    Death Comes for the Archbishop is the story of two missionary priests, travelling through the American Southwest in the aftermath of the Mexican American wars. Father Jean-Marie Latour and Joseph Vaillant spread Catholic faith and religious practices, convert and gather new souls, and discipline wayward priests. Their missionary journey takes them towards a greater understanding of the place and people they serve.

    Cather wrote at length about the layers within her texts and the influences and the details she incorporated. This edition of Death Comes for the Archbishop edited by Catherine Morley highlights and addresses these details: Cather's engagement with fine art, her palimpsestic layering of texts, and her movement through different languages. Morley also places Cather among her American modernist peers, while reflecting upon the thematic details of the text, and offering insights into Cather's personal life and her life as a writer.

    ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction
    Note on the Text
    Selected Reading
    Chronology
    PROLOGUE: AT ROME
    BOOK II: MISSIONARY JOURNEYS
    BOOK III: THE MASS AT ACOMA
    BOOK IV: SNAKE ROOT
    BOOK V: PADRE MARTINEZ
    BOOK VI: DOÑA ISABELLA
    BOOK VII: THE GREAT DIOCESE
    BOOK VIII: GOLD UNDER PIKE'S PEAK
    BOOK IX: DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP

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