Vincent Millay's correspondence! Editor Timothy F. Hill, Vassar College "What a joy to enter into the 'great heart' of Edna St. In this new, masterfully edited collection, her letters have the same gripping effect on her readers."-Thomas E. This invaluable new edition will make you fall in love with Millay all over again."-Melissa Girard, Loyola University Maryland "The 'tendrils of faith' which Millay described as the natural force driving her poetry became live wires connecting her to a wide audience of admirers. Her letters bring her unique wit and intelligence vividly to life. Stankovics, Library Journal " Into the World's Great Heart is a fascinating, meticulously documented, behind-the-scenes look at a writer's informal use of words in letters as Millay describes her passions, obsessions, and wide-ranging intellectual interests."-Laurie Lisle, author of Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe "No one writes like Millay.
Both literary scholars and general readers will appreciate these insightful glimpses into the complex woman behind the poems."-Denise J. "Although Millay called herself an 'epistophobe, ' claiming that she couldn't write letters, she could and did, turning out witty and insightful missives to family, friends, lovers, professional contacts, and political figures.
Millay's observations on her inner life and the world around her-which speak to contemporary concerns as well-add to our understanding of American literature in the first half of the twentieth century. It is enriched by Jackson's thoughtful introduction and notes, plus a foreword by Millay's literary executor, Holly Peppe. Jackson, includes previously unpublished correspondence, as well as letters containing early versions of poems, revealing new dimensions in Millay's creative process and influences. Through her letters, readers encounter the vast range of Millay's interests, including world literature, music, and horse racing, as well as her commitment to gender equality and social justice. This selection, based on archival research, represents Millay's correspondence from 1900, when she was eight, until 1950, the last year of her life. Vincent Millay wrote hundreds of letters, which together create a colorful tapestry of her inner life.
Vincent Millay, from childhood through the last year of her life Throughout her life, Edna St. Vincent Millay, from childhood through the last year of her lifeīook Synopsis An annotated selection of the letters of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and playwright Edna St. About the Book An annotated selection of the letters of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and playwright Edna St.
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