Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
"Spoon River Anthology" is a collection of short free-form poems that tell the epitaphs of the residents of a fictional small town, Spoon River, which is modeled after the small towns of the author's youth. The poems reveal the honest, often harsh realities of life, as each deceased citizen tells their own tale of love, despair, success, failure, and the human condition. The book is a commentary on the hypocrisy, moral corruption, and societal constraints of early 20th century rural America.
The 3793rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1915
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 300-320
- Words
- 35,000
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
- None
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- 2nd on Best 20th Century Books up to 1924 (Literary Digest International Book Review)
- 48th on Choosing the Century's(20th) Favorite Books(1924) (The Literary Digest)
- 1522nd on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1747th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- One Hundred Best Books (1916) (John Cowper Powys)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)