An edition of Spoon River Anthology (1915)

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An edition of Spoon River Anthology (1915)

Spoon River Anthology

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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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Touchstone
Language
English
Pages
320

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Edition Availability
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Spoon River Anthology
March 30, 2004, Touchstone
Paperback in English
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Spoon River anthology
1992, Signet, Signet Classics
in English
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Spoon River Anthology (Signet Classics)
January 7, 1992, Signet Classics
in English
Cover of: Antologia di Spoon River
Antologia di Spoon River
1987, Mondadori
in Italian
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Spoon River anthology.
1962, Collier Books
in English
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Spoon River anthology
1944, Macmillan
in English - New ed. with new poems
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Spoon River anthology.
1921, The Macmillan company
in English
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Spoon River anthology
1916, The Macmillan company
in English
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Spoon River anthology
1916, T.W. Laurie
in English
Cover of: Spoon river anthology
Spoon river anthology
1915, The Macmillan company
in English

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First Sentence

"Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley,"

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7947721M
Internet Archive
spoonriveranthol0000mast_y6d3
ISBN 10
0743255070
ISBN 13
9780743255073
OCLC/WorldCat
55007083
Library Thing
30594
Goodreads
1958672

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Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley,
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