Edna St. Vincent Millay
The 1920's were definitely a time for rejoicing. With the war just ending, and the economic boom just beginning, people of all ages were expressing their happiness in all sorts of extravagant and flagrant ways. All of this change in such a short amount of time also brought many different and interesting ways of viewing the world. From writing, dancing, art and music, the bright post-war world promised a renaissance for America (Gioia). The concerns and features in poetry dealt with the audience during the decade. The general readers of the 1920's were usually classified as having intelligence and curiosity, and the lines of class, age and occupation were closely related. These are the people who support the arts and who buy such poetry like the kind by Edna St. Vincent Millay (Gioia). As Walt Whitman, a great composer of poetry said, "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." The works of Edna St. Vincent Millay have been characterized as an effective representation of the optimistic, unconventional and exciting atmosphere of the jazz age. (Di Mauro, 199) Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry reflected the exuberant mood of social change that characterized the ja
This was also a stereotype for the decade. The reflection of the public image of independence and rebellion was strengthened by her "flippant" tone used in many of her poems. (Di Mauro, 199) Millay's works also became more political in the late 20's, and her efforts at propaganda were generally criticized as overly sentimental and less successful then her writing about personal subjects in her earlier years. Millay had been directly influenced by the escalation of global tensions in the years leading up to the Depression. zz age of the 1920's. Millay's popularity started at the early age of 20, with the greatly acclaimed poem, "Renaissance." which was published in the year nineteen twelve. With Millay's foot already in the door in the eclectic world of poetry, Millay began to be deemed as one of the most accomplished sonneteers and poets of the 20th century, (Di Mauro, 199) for her unique ways off expressing the many themes with a private, introspective tone. The sky, I said, must somewhere stop...
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