ACROSS SPOON RIVER

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         This intimate and provocative autobiography, first published in 1936,         reveals the innermost thoughts of a great American poet. Edgar Lee Masters         was a transitional figure in American literature with one foot planted         in the nineteenth century and the other firmly placed on the path of what         we now think of as the modern period.       Masters expounds on his own development as a poet and as a human being;         he shares his views on American culture, politics, and the literary criticism         of the times. Masters's friends and acquaintances discussed here include         some of the most prominent writers and politicians of his age. And he         reflects on his life events that shaped, haunted, and inspired his writings         of the classic Spoon River Anthology.