Edgar Lee Masters

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Born	August 23, 1868 • Kansas
Died	March 5, 1950 (aged 81) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Notable Works	“Epigrams from the Greek Anthology” • “Spoon River Anthology”
Movement / Style	Chicago literary renaissance

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