Rapture and Melancholy: The Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay Millay Edna St Vincent
The first publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay's private, intimate diaries, providing "a candid self-portrait of the 'bad girl of American letters'" (Kirkus Reviews) "Provides an occasion to revisit…
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The first publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay's private, intimate diaries, providing "a candid self-portrait of the 'bad girl of American letters'" (Kirkus Reviews) "Provides an occasion to revisit not just [Millay's] improbable life but also her sometimes revelatory work."--Abigail Deutsch, Wall Street Journal "Rapture and Melancholy paints a picture of artistic triumph, romantic tumult, and a daily life that descended into addiction."--Heather Clark, New York Times Book ReviewThe English author Thomas Hardy proclaimed that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper, and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. In these diaries the great American poet illuminates not only her literary genius, but her life as a devoted daughter, sister, wife, and public heroine; and finally as a solitary, tragic figure.This is
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