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Spoon River Anthology
Paperback
Fiction AnthologiesPoetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781022982956
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 532
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology offers a compelling and timeless glimpse into small-town American life through a collection of poetic epitaphs. This landmark work of American literature presents a chorus of voices from the fictional town of Spoon River, each revealing secrets, regrets, and triumphs from beyond the grave.
Through accessible verse, Masters crafts an anthology that explores universal themes of love, loss, ambition, and disillusionment. The poems, diverse in form and perspective, paint a vivid portrait of a community and its inhabitants, exposing the hidden complexities beneath the surface of everyday existence. A cornerstone of American poetry, Spoon River Anthology remains a powerful and resonant exploration of the human condition, offering profound insights into the lives we lead and the stories we leave behind. This meticulously prepared edition ensures the enduring legacy of this important work for years to come.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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