Award
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
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Edgar Lee Masters
1868-08-23 – 1950-03-05
Life & Legacy
Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 – March 5, 1950) 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.
Occupation & Career
poet, novelist, playwright, writer, lawyer, biographer
Education
Knox College
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets; Shelley Memorial Award; Robert Frost Medal; Spoon River Anthology
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets · Robert Frost Medal · Shelley Memorial Award
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Notable Work
Spoon River Anthology
Education & Institutions
Knox College
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Shelley Memorial Award
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Award
Robert Frost Medal
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Family Father
Hardin Wallace Masters
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Family Mother
Emma Jerusha Masters
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Family Sibling
Madeline Masters Stone
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Notable Work
Spoon River Anthology
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Sources & Provenance
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