Spoon River Anthology

Autoren

• Edgar Lee Masters

Parameter

• Amerikanische Literatur
• Belletristik
• Historische Romane
• Klassiker
• Poesie

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The narrative explores the lives of women shaped by their family's wealth and societal expectations. Lillian Stewart reflects on her upbringing in a grand mansion, feeling the weight of its legacy and the whispers of discontent that haunted her family. Despite outward appearances of success, she and her daughters grapple with insecurity and societal pressures, leading to impulsive marriages as a means of escape. Hortense Robbins recounts her former prominence in society, contrasting her past glamour with her current reality, emphasizing the hollow nature of social status.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018