{"product_id":"spoon-river-anthology-paperback-6","title":"Spoon River Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMay Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA CLASSIC IN AMERICAN POETRY... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1915 it garnered immediate national attention for its truth and its shocking transgression of societal mores. A collection of poems from the graveyard of a rural Illin\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar Lee Masters\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1868 in Garnett, Kansas. He achieved fame in 1915 with the publication of \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology.\u003c\/i\u003e Though he never matched the success of \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology, \u003c\/i\u003e Masters was a prolific writer of diverse works. He published several volumes of poems including The \u003ci\u003eGreat Valley\u003c\/i\u003e (1916), \u003ci\u003eAlong the Illinois\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent in the Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), and \u003ci\u003eInvisible Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e (1935). In the 1940s he was awarded the Poetry Society of America medal, the Shelley Memorial Award, and the Academy of American Poets Fellowship. Edgar Lee Masters died in Melrose, Pennsylvania, in 1950 and is buried in Petersburg, Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.06 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452017098930,"sku":"9780743255073","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1c74d53b394d6d759b3a6f4230d6bce0.webp?v=1778806156","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/spoon-river-anthology-paperback-6","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}