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"Definitive... Hallwas' reading of 'Spoon River' is undoubtedly the best and the one the poet intended. The Midwest is seens as the New World Eden assaulted by the forces of modernization." -- Chicago Tribune. "Massively annotated... provides a wealth of information." -- The New Republic
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The dead citizens of Spoon River recite poems about their lives, their town, and their sorrows. Each poem is an epitaph, containing fragments of the town’s history. Instantly successful upon its publication in 1915, “Spoon River Anthology” is an unconventional work that explores the gripping but often bleak truths about life in a small American town.
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What a delightful 113 pages of voices from the past. Two hundred and fourteen voices, no less. Each one a delight, do go and get this little volume
which will introduce Edgar Lee Masters. This is a volume for sheer verbal pleasure . . .
which will introduce Edgar Lee Masters. This is a volume for sheer verbal pleasure . . .
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I had read "Spoon River Anthology" in high school many years ago and decided to revisit it to refresh the fading memory. I was not disappointed. This work by Edgar Lee Masters consists of reflections, accusations, confessions and general commentaries from the graves of late citizens of Spoon River. The actual river, and mythical setting of the town, is in Central Illinois' Lincoln Country. These snippets provide humor, wisdom, insight and a sense that human nature has not changed much over the years. Read, consider and enjoy!
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Robert Frost was easily one of the most overrated poets ever (his work is quite embarrassing). Spoon River Anthology, on the other hand, is a great American work, and a priceless portrait of American living at the time. The other review is completely misleading. Anyone who cares about seminal writing on American life should own this book.
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