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Abraham Lincoln’s impact on Spoon River Anthology


Essay, 2010

5 Pages, Grade: 1,0


Abstract or Introduction

“Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history” (Lincoln 537). This popular statement
made by Abraham Lincoln represents a universal truth. Edgar Lee Masters’ work Spoon River
Anthology strongly sticks to this idea. The collection of poems illustrates the point of view of
deceased citizens contemplating about their lives in the fictional town Spoon River. Many
late-citizens are fictional while some others, like William H. Herndon, Hannah Armstrong and
Anne Rutledge, have clear similarities to real persons. It will be shown that Masters borrowed
the concepts of these three characters from history and that Abraham Lincoln is the link
between reality and fiction.

Details

Title
Abraham Lincoln’s impact on Spoon River Anthology
College
http://www.uni-jena.de/  (Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Course
Academic Writing 1
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2010
Pages
5
Catalog Number
V171621
ISBN (eBook)
9783640911707
ISBN (Book)
9783640909858
File size
415 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Spoon River, Abraham Lincoln, Masters, Spoon River Anthology, Edg, Edgar Lee Masters
Quote paper
Kay Unbehaun (Author), 2010, Abraham Lincoln’s impact on Spoon River Anthology, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/171621

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