Spoon River Anthology: Edgar Lee Masters Best Workl (Dover Thrift Editions)
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- Synopsis
- In Spoon River Anthology, the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950) created a series of compelling free-verse monologues in which former citizens of a mythical Midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dream of their lives. First published in book form in 1915, the Anthology was the crowning achievement of Masters' career as a poet, and a work that would become a landmark of 20th-century American literature. In these pages, no less than 214 individual voices are heard -- some in no more than a dozen moving lines. Alternately plaintive, anguished, enigmatic, angry, and contemptuous, the voices of Spoon River, although distinctively small-town Americans, evoke themes of love and hope, disappointment and despair that are universal in their resonance. This American classic is reprinted here from the authoritative 1915 edition.
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 144 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780486112107
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780486272757
- Publisher:
- Dover Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 04/11/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Poetry, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Ninth grade
- Reading Age:
- 14 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.