Poetry, American

Spoon River Anthology

Name: Spoon River Anthology
Author: Edgar Lee Masters
ISBN: 9780486272757

by Edgar Lee Masters, Stanley Appelbaum (Editor), Shane Weller

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Synopsis

An American poetry classic, in which former citizens of a mythical midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dreams of their lives.

About the Author, Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters (1869—1950) grew up in western Illinois and worked as a lawyer. In 1915 he published his major work, Spoon River Anthology, which became an instant bestseller and won several literary awards. Jerome Loving, a recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships for biography, is Distinguished Professor of English at Texas A&M University.