{"product_id":"spoon-river-anthology-100th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Spoon River Anthology: 100th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRonald Primeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a book of dramatic monologues written in free verse about a fictional town called Spoon River, based on the Midwestern towns where he grew up. The shocking scandals and secret tragedies of Spoon River were immediately recognized by readers as authentic. Masters raises the dead \"sleeping on the hill\" in their village cemetery to tell the truth about their lives, and their testimony topples the American myth of the moral superiority of small-town life. Spoon River, as undeniably corrupt and cruel as the big city, is home to murderers, drunkards, crooked bankers, lechers, bitter wives, abusive husbands, failed dreamers, and a few good souls. The freshness of this masterpiece undiminished, \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e remains a landmark of American literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by John Hollander and an Afterword by Ronald Primeau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man, \u003cb\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/b\u003e (1869-1950) rebelled against what he believed to be the hypocrisy of small-town life and went to Chicago, where he practiced law for thirty years. He published eleven books of verses, plays, and essays before beginning his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (1915). Later, Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay initiated a poetic renaissance in the Midwest, with Chicago as its center. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2013) was an acclaimed American poet and the Sterling Professor emeritus of English at Yale University. His books include \u003ci\u003eSpectral Emanations: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarp Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Time and Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Wine and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Hollander was also the author of a number of critical works, including \u003ci\u003eRhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Primeau\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Director of the MA in Humanities at Central Michigan University. He has published books on Edgar Lee Masters, Herbert W. Martin, the literature of the American highway, and the rhetoric of television. He has edited works on Masters, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the dynamics of literary influence.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 6.78 x 4.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756011389216,"sku":"9780451530585","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c75409d662f3d86a8862fc35ca4644e5.webp?v=1780072666","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spoon-river-anthology-100th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}