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Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters

AuthorBooks · Second hand1868-1950

Edgar Lee Masters was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology (1915), 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.

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Birth
1868
Death
1950
First book
1898
Years writing
128
Edgar Lee Masters was a prolific American author who wrote over eighty works throughout his lifetime.
His most famous work, Spoon River Anthology, revolutionized poetry by using the epitaph format to portray human life.
Before dedicating himself to literature, Masters practiced law, a profession that deeply influenced his social observation skills.
His writing masterfully explores the history and identity of the United States through fiction and poetry.
Born in Garnett in 1868, his literary legacy spans from novels and biographies to dramatic pieces.

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