The Weaver who Clad the Summer
Blanche Colton Williams’s study examines Harris Merton Lyon’s “The Weaver Who Clad the Summer” as an idealistic, allegorical short story centered on the value of work, especially work devoted to an evanescent creation. It identifies the theme through the question of laboring for “the evanescent thing” and through the culminating assertion, “You did the Work of your Hand!” The analysis separates the inner tale of Andy Gordon from its enclosing restaurant narrative, locating the initial incident in Andy’s dialogue with the Voice and the dénouement in his death. Williams directs readers to consider the delayed revelation that Andy was a violinist, the first-person framing narrator, contrasts between Pigalle’s and the summer scenes, and such expressive details as snow, tears, absinthe, color, fabric, the door-bell, and allusions to Bernhardt, Socrates, and Verlaine.
By Blanche Colton Williams · First published 1919 · Genre: Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Essay · 742 words
First lines
_Comment._ -- The death of Harris Merton Lyon gives added poignancy to the story whose idealism and inspiration made for it a place in the first of Mr. O'Brien's collections. Judged by the test of Beauty, it is perhaps first on the list. The satisfaction vouchsafed each reader will be in proportion to his own Spirit of Work and his acceptance of the theme.
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Genres
- Literary Analysis — The section studies theme, plot stages, framing, narration, characterization, and interpretive details.
- Literary Criticism — Williams evaluates the story’s idealism, beauty, construction, and artistic effects.
- Literary Essay — It presents a compact instructional commentary with interpretive questions for readers.
Tags
Blanche Colton Williams · Harris Merton Lyon · The Weaver Who Clad the Summer · allegory · theme of work · frame narrative · Andy Gordon · Italian restaurant setting · dénouement · dramatic climax · first-person narration · contrast
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Blanche Colton Williams
- Date: 1919 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Essay
- Length: 742 words
- Structure: 1 section, 15 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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