Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

A landmark of American literature told in dramatic monologues that topples the myth of the moral superiority of small-town life

In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a book written in free verse about a fictional town called Spoon River, based on the Midwestern towns where he grew up. The shocking scandals and secret tragedies of Spoon River were immediately recognized by readers as authentic. Masters raises the dead "sleeping on the hill" in their village cemetery to tell the truth about their lives, and their testimony reveals that Spoon River is as undeniably corrupt and cruel as the big city, home to murderers, drunkards, crooked bankers, lechers, bitter wives, abusive husbands, failed dreamers-and a few good souls.

With an introduction by John Hollander and an afterword by Ronald Primeau

Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, Kansas, in 1868. After the release of Spoon River Anthology in 1915, he rose to prominence. Masters was a prolific writer of varied works, yet he never surpassed the success of Spoon River Anthology. The Big Valley (1916), Along the Illinois (1942), The Snake in the Wilderness (1933), and Invisible Landscapes (1935) are only a few of his poetry collections. The Poetry Society of America medal, the Shelley Memorial Award, and the Academy of American Poets Fellowship were all given to him in the 1940s. Edgar Lee Masters was born in Melrose, Pennsylvania, and died in Petersburg, Illinois, in 1950.

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ISBN 13	9780451530585
ISBN 10	0451530586
Title	Spoon River Anthology
Author	Edgar Lee Masters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-07-03
Number of pages	336
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