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Edgar Lee Masters William Jennings Bryan
2,008 wordsEdgar Lee Masters was an American poet, known principally for his poems about life in the Midwest. It has been 49 years since he has died and today he is virtually forgotten. His book of poems entitled Spoon River Anthology may spark a small amount of recognition. This book is a work of free verse poems about the secret lives of the inhabitants of Spoon River, a small Midwest town based on Lewistown and Petersburg, Illinois. This book remains a landmark in the literature world of realism and rev...
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Edgar Lee Masters William Jennings Bryan
2,090 wordsEdgar Lee Masters Edgar Lee Masters was an American poet, known principally for his poems about life in the Midwest. It has been 49 years since he has died and today he is virtually forgotten. His book of poems entitled Spoon River Anthology may spark a small amount of recognition. This book is a work of free verse poems about the secret lives of the inhabitants of Spoon River, a small Midwest town based on Lewistown and Petersburg, Illinois. This book remains a landmark in the literature world ...
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Edwin Arlington Robinson Edgar Lee Masters
330 wordsThe Realist Poets incorporated the theme of death into their works. Edwin Arlington Robinson and Edgar Lee Masters both wrote about the theme of death and is clearly shown in their works. Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote? Richard Cory? . ? And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head. ? This clearly showing a theme of death because he went home and killed himself. Robinson also wrote? Miniver Chevy? . ? Miniver caused, and called it fate, And kept on drinkin...
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Edgar Lee Masters Quot Quot
4,784 wordsOn Imagism from Amy Lowell, Tendencies in Modern American Poetry (New York: Macmillan Company, 1917). We are now to deal with the work of the small group of poets known as Imagist's. Later, I shall explain just what are the tenets of the Imagist School, but before beginning on the work of the two poets whose names stand at the head of this chapter, it is proper to state that they only represent a fraction of the Imagist group. Of course, any one who writes poetry from the same point of view migh...
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Edgar Lee Masters American Dream
759 wordsSpoon River Anthology The Spoon River Anthology, written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915, was a unique piece of work in both style and structure. There are over two hundred? stories? told by the dead people who once lived in the town of Spoon River. The lives and dreams of these people are written as poems. The poetry itself is an excellent example of early modernist style. Since there are many people from many different backgrounds, and even different generations, (There are examples of Old Englis...
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