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Spoon River Anthology. Illustrated

Name: Spoon River Anthology. Illustrated
Author: Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters,

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eBook - ePub

Spoon River Anthology. Illustrated

Edgar Lee Masters,

About this book

First published in 1915, Spoon River Anthology stands as one of the most original and haunting works in American poetry. Through a series of over two hundred free-verse epitaphs, Edgar Lee Masters gives voice to the dead citizens of the small fictional town of Spoon River, each speaking from beyond the grave to reveal the hidden truths of their lives. What begins as a simple collection of epitaphs becomes a powerful social portrait — a tapestry of love and betrayal, ambition and failure, hypocrisy and compassion. Each poem uncovers the secret thoughts and buried regrets of ordinary men and women, creating a mosaic of American life at the turn of the century. Masters's innovation lies in his realism and candor: his characters speak with startling honesty about passion, corruption, and disappointment. Their voices, at once personal and universal, expose the moral contradictions of small-town existence and the timeless human struggle for meaning. Spoon River Anthology transcends its rural setting to become a profound meditation on memory, mortality, and the complexity of the human soul. It is both a critique of social conformity and a celebration of individuality — a poetic monument to the hidden lives that shape a community. Today, Masters's masterpiece remains a cornerstone of modern American literature, admired for its emotional depth, narrative daring, and its enduring ability to make the dead speak with startling truth and vitality.

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