Great Regulars: The one quality that Flossie continues

to retain is her sense of drama. She expresses the desire to have the melodramatic Italian actress Eleonora Duse stand out in the fields surrounding Spoon River and deliver her lament. For Flossie those fields are filled with "pathos."

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Flossie Cabanis

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