Early Poems

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Book Overview

One of the most successful poets in America and a fascinating literary figure of the early twentieth century, Edna St. Vincent Millay found her voice in a national poetry contest at the age of twenty. Her poems received critical praise and became the first step toward receiving the Pulitzer Award years later. An acclaimed poet of the Jazz Age, this liberated, often rebellious, woman enchanted us with her beautiful sonnets and lyrics, even as she surprised...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486436721
• ISBN13: 9780486436722
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Best of Edna Millay - with wonderful commentary!

A very fine presentation of the early work of Edna St. Vincent Millay, one of our finest American poets. I find her work to be in a class of its own, reaching out to the human spirit.The presentation in this book of her first three published works really exposes the reader to Millay at the top of her form. For me, the notes and commentary of Editor Holly Peppe helped greatly. Dr. Peppe's analysis is extremely readable and shows a wonderful understanding of her subject. In her introduction Holly Peppe gives an excellent overview of Ms. Millay's life as well as her art. And I found her notes in this book on Millay's writing to be interesting and insightful. HIGHLY recommended!

It's an important and lovely book.

This book is a lovely way to return to Edna St. Vincent Millay's early radiant poetry or to read it for the first time. Editor Holly Peppe's important and knowlegable introduction answers many lingering questions about Millay's place as a poet, her experience as a woman, and her originality as an artist. Highly recommended!