{"product_id":"spoon-river-anthology-with-an-introduction-by-may-swenson-9781420956733","title":"Spoon River Anthology (with an Introduction by May Swenson)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Reedys Mirror from May 29  1914 until January 5  1915 and then first in book form in 1915 with an expanded edition in 1916  Spoon River Anthology is a collection of poetry inspired by the tombstones of the dead in a small rural American town. There is no real Spoon River as the entire town and its inhabitants are fictional but much of the town and its deceased occupants are based in part on Masters own childhood growing up in small towns in Illinois. Spoon River Anthology is Edgar Lee Masters masterpiece  a collection of poetry that weaves a tapestry of the lives of a group of small-town Americans  which taken together reads like a novel critiquing the notion of the idyllic rural American life. A critical and financial success from its first publication  Spoon River Anthology is a truly original work of American literature  the likes of which there has not been before or since. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper; follows the expanded 1916 edition with its additional thirty-five poems  The Spooniad  and the epilogue; and includes an introduction by May Swenson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275462205493,"sku":"ByrdShop_1420956736","price":59.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781420956733.jpg?v=1780507546","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/spoon-river-anthology-with-an-introduction-by-may-swenson-9781420956733","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}