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Edgar Lee Masters

    Edgar Lee Masters was an American poet whose works delve into the complexities of the human psyche, revealing hidden truths about life. His distinctive style often employs introspective viewpoints to capture the essence of human experience. Masters focused on profound human emotions and their manifestations within society throughout his writings. His poetry is valued for its candidness and psychological depth.

    Edgar Lee Masters
    Spoon River Anthology (Esprios Classics)
    Toward the Gulf
    Songs And Satires
    Toward the Gulf
    Starved Rock
    Spoon River Anthology
    • In Spoon River Anthology, the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950) created a series of compelling free-verse monologues in which former citizens of a mythical Midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dream of their lives. First published in book form in 1915, the Anthology was the crowning achievement of Masters' career as a poet, and a work that would become a landmark of 20th-century American literature. In these pages, no less than 214 individual voices are heard — some in no more than a dozen moving lines. Alternately plaintive, anguished, enigmatic, angry, and contemptuous, the voices of Spoon River, although distinctively small-town Americans, evoke themes of love and hope, disappointment and despair that are universal in their resonance. This American classic is reprinted here from the authoritative 1915 edition.

      Spoon River Anthology
      4.2
    • Starved Rock

      • 134 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Exploring themes of isolation and the longing for connection, the narrative delves into the emotional landscape of a solitary soul. It reflects on the complexities of relationships and the impact of loneliness on one's identity. The protagonist's journey reveals profound insights into the nature of companionship and the human experience, ultimately questioning what it means to truly belong. Through evocative prose, the book invites readers to contemplate their own connections and the essence of companionship in a transient world.

      Starved Rock
    • Toward the Gulf

      in large print

      • 300 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This book is a reproduction of a historical work, produced by the publishing house Megali, which focuses on creating large print editions. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision, ensuring that important historical texts remain available and readable for a wider audience.

      Toward the Gulf
    • Songs And Satires

      • 136 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      The collection features Edgar Lee Masters' signature lyrical expression intertwined with sharp satirical wit. Showcasing his versatility, the early 20th-century compilation includes both poignant, melodic verses and incisive commentary, highlighting the author's unique ability to blend emotion with critique.

      Songs And Satires
    • Toward the Gulf

      • 292 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The book is a classical work that has maintained its significance over a century, reflecting its enduring importance in human history. Alpha Editions has taken steps to preserve it by republishing it in a modern format, ensuring clarity and readability through reformatting and retyping. This effort aims to make the text accessible for both present and future generations, emphasizing its value in literary heritage.

      Toward the Gulf
    • Spoon River Anthology (Esprios Classics)

      • 232 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950) was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness, An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman. The culture around Lewistown, in addition to the town's cemetery at Oak Hill, and the nearby Spoon River were the inspirations for many of his works, most notably Spoon River Anthology, his most famous and acclaimed work. It gained a huge popularity, but shattered his position as a respectable member of establishment.

      Spoon River Anthology (Esprios Classics)
    • Il nuovo Spoon River

      Testo inglese a fronte - Edizione integrale

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Oltre trecento personaggi raccontano la storia infelice della loro vita e comunicano il proprio testamento spirituale: "The New Spoon River", pubblicato da Masters nove anni dopo la famosa "Spoon River Anthology", appare oggi un classico della poesia di ogni tempo e paese. La poesia dei morti di Spoon River è, in ultima analisi, un moderno poema dantesco, una "divina commedia" rivisitata attraverso lo sguardo e la voce non di una "persona" singola ma di un centinaio di "peccatori" anonimi che, con la pubblica confessione, si danno finalmente "il" nome che non era stato loro riconosciuto in vita.

      Il nuovo Spoon River
      4.0
    • «Dove sono Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom e Charley, / il debole di volontà, il forte di braccia, il buffone, il beone, il rissoso? / Tutti, tutti dormono sulla collina». Quanti di noi hanno accompagnato la voce di Fabrizio De André canticchiando la celebre e struggente ballata? L’autore dei versi, un avvocato del Kansas, compose il documento forse più completo, realistico e lirico sulla vita nella provincia americana di fine Ottocento, testimoniata dagli abitanti defunti del paesino di Spoon River. Con distacco, con passione, con ironia, con rabbia, si presentano su un palcoscenico ideale e raccontano la propria storia. La poesia nuova di Masters, asciutta, limpida, forte, procede nel racconto come una lente d’ingrandimento che rivela anche gli inganni meglio dissimulati, le frodi, le ipocrisie. O i desideri e la bellezza di uomini e donne cui la società negò ogni riconoscimento.

      I MiniMammut - 28: Antologia di Spoon River. Edizione integrale con testo inglese a fronte
      3.9
    • Einaudi Tascabili - 122: Antologia di Spoon River

      Con tre scritti di Cesare Pavese. Testo inglese a fronte

      • 507 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Da quando Cesare Pavese la presentò nel 1941 nella bella traduzione di Fernanda Pivano, Spoon River Anthology non ha conosciuto soste nella fortuna presso il pubblico dei lettori italiani. E il segreto sta probabilmente nella poetica, universale verità dei personaggi di quella che è stata definita la commedia umana degli Stati Uniti. Spoon River è qualcosa infatti tra la lirica e la narrativa. La storia di una piccola città americana con le sue mille vite, ognuna chiusa nel suo dramma e raccontata attraverso le lapidi del suo cimitero. Con testo a fronte.

      Einaudi Tascabili - 122: Antologia di Spoon River
      4.4
    • L'autoritratto ironico ed essenziale di imbroglioni pentiti e onesti delusi, suicidi e prostitute nei racconti poetici dei defunti che riposano sulla collina del piccolo centro di Spoon River. Una galleria di personaggi indimenticabili che mettono a nudo angosce, contraddizioni e ipocrisie della vita. Il capolavoro di Masters (1869-1950), il libro più letto della poesia americana moderna.

      Oscar classici moderni - 52: Antologia di Spoon River
      4.2
    • Z dlhého radu kníh E. L. Mastersa mu iba jediná zabezpečila nárok na slávu: Spoonriverská antológia. Úspech tohto diela je o to pozoruhodnejší, že ho autor napísal až po štyridsiatke, keď iní majú najväčší rozmach tvorivých síl už za sebou. Podarilo sa mu však vypovedať istú pravdu o svete a svojej epoche, a tak sa dostáva do dejín literatúry, aj keď už nijaké z jeho diel nedosiahlo veľkosť tejto zbierky. Zostal homo unius libri, človek jedinej knihy.

      Spoonriverská antológia
      4.2
    • Sbírka básnických portrétů, napsaných ve volném verši pokrokovým americkým spisovatelem. Autor těžil ze vzpomínek své matky, ze znalosti svých spoluobčanů v malém městečku ve státě Illionois. Ztvárnil životní lidské osudy do hřbitovních epitafů, mnohdy sarkastických či nostalgických. V básních je zobrazen vnitřní život amerického města a jeho obyvatel, lidí nejrůznějších stavů a povolání. Některé epitafy jsou svědectvím odlehlé minulosti, někdejší pionýrské prostoty a ryzosti, jiné vyprávějí o zmohutnění a zbohatnutí města koncem min. stol. Sbírka je komponována tak, že hrdinové několika po sobě následujících básní bývají účastníky jednoho dramatu.

      Spoonriverská anthologie