Spoon River Anthology

Spoon River Anthology

August 30, 2018
6:30pm

When: Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Where: Douglas County Museum, 700 S. Main St. in Tuscola

What:
The Douglas County Museum will play host to Patty Lynn, John Lynn and Patti Ecker, Road Scholars with Illinois Humanities, for their presentation Spoon River Anthology.

Program Description:
Spoon River Anthology, a collection of poems by Edgar Lee Masters published in 1915-16, represents a milestone in the literary history of Illinois and the United States.  It was recognized as innovative not only for its creative experimentation with poetic form but also for its unvarnished representation of life in a middle-American small town through the voices of inhabitants of its cemetery, who reflect upon their experiences from beyond the grave.  Previously, most poets who wrote about American small communities portrayed them as idyllic and their residents as virtuous.  Masters, however, has his characters speak not only of their virtues but also of their vices, internal and interpersonal conflicts, moral dilemmas, and failures.  A native of west-central Illinois, Masters based those characters largely upon people he knew in and around Lewistown.  Their recognizability initially scandalized the residents of that community but made them compelling and relatable to generations of readers.

Historical actors Paddy and John Lynn will portray characters from Spoon River Anthology in costume, performing approximately 30 of the poems.  Their renditions will be interspersed with folk and popular music of the period performed by singer, guitarist, and banjoist Patti Ecker.


This event is free and open to the public, though donations will be accepted at the door.

The event is being produced through a partnership  with the  Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, a program that provides organizations statewide with affordable, entertaining, and thought-provoking humanities events for their communities.  
   

For more information: www.douglascountymuseum.org or check out www.facebook.com/docomuseum

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