| Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography Contributor(s): Russell, Herbert K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252073142 ISBN-13: 9780252073144 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Drawn from all of Edgar Lee Masters's diaries correspondence, and the unpublished chapters of his 1936 autobiography, this is the first full-length biography of the celebrated author of "Spoon River Anthology", one of the most widely read and discussed volumes of poetry ever written in America. 25 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 5.64" W x 8.88" (1.38 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The definitive story of a troubled poet's struggles and triumphs Now in paperback, this is the first book-length biography of Edgar Lee Masters, author of the celebrated Spoon River Anthology, one of the most widely read and discussed works of poetry ever written in America. Herbert K. Russell, acknowledged as the foremost authority on Masters, brilliantly conveys the internal contradictions that drove Masters throughout his life. Masters was one of America's most prolific authors yet only one of his works afforded him lasting recognition. He was a successful Chicago lawyer yet he detested the practice of law, and he married twice but was constantly in pursuit of other women. Russell is the first scholar to be allowed to read and quote from all of Masters's diaries, his correspondence, and the unpublished chapters of his 1936 autobiography Across Spoon River. Russell skillfully tempers Masters's own version of events to craft a nuanced account of the poet's tempestuous relationships, impetuous business decisions, and artistic struggles. |