Kirsten Roche
Professor So
3/12/17
ENG 204 Compare and Contrast of Edna St Vincent Millay
“Letters of Edna St Vincent Millay” by Allan Ross MacDougall is a short review of some of Edna St Vincent Millay’s poems that talks about her dedication and prose. In a journal article, “Edna St. Vincent Millay” by Edward Davison, he goes in depth about Millay’s way to writing, analyzing multiple works and showing the reader how Millay communicates through her language in poems. The articles differ in tone towards Millay but ultimately have the same effect on the audience, which is showing them Millay’s impressive talent.
In the review of Millay’s poem, MacDougall talks about the letters she wrote to her family and friends. They were written to “demonstrate the freshness and her sensitivity of perception and feeling” (MacDougall 250). The author of the review states that he annotated her letters solely to find and mark facts within the letters. Edna St Vincent Millay was a passionate …show more content…
Interestingly, the article says she can compare with some of the very best poets, except the great poets like Robert Frost and Edwin Arlington Robinson, although the author does say Millay is one of the best woman poets of the time. Davison applauds Millay for her use of language and prose but acknowledges that while a talented poet, Millay can never be great because she is not a man (Davison 671). Davison believes that, while Millay is a good poet, she can never reach greatness because her work “is not the poetic expression of some more or less consistent scheme of values” (Davison 682). This shows that for the time period, Millay was very advanced. Some things she did were not widely accepted by people during this time, clearly Davison did not agree either. Davison feels that she pushes the envelope too far and that creates an issue with the audience and
Professor So
3/12/17
ENG 204 Compare and Contrast of Edna St Vincent Millay
“Letters of Edna St Vincent Millay” by Allan Ross MacDougall is a short review of some of Edna St Vincent Millay’s poems that talks about her dedication and prose. In a journal article, “Edna St. Vincent Millay” by Edward Davison, he goes in depth about Millay’s way to writing, analyzing multiple works and showing the reader how Millay communicates through her language in poems. The articles differ in tone towards Millay but ultimately have the same effect on the audience, which is showing them Millay’s impressive talent.
In the review of Millay’s poem, MacDougall talks about the letters she wrote to her family and friends. They were written to “demonstrate the freshness and her sensitivity of perception and feeling” (MacDougall 250). The author of the review states that he annotated her letters solely to find and mark facts within the letters. Edna St Vincent Millay was a passionate …show more content…
Interestingly, the article says she can compare with some of the very best poets, except the great poets like Robert Frost and Edwin Arlington Robinson, although the author does say Millay is one of the best woman poets of the time. Davison applauds Millay for her use of language and prose but acknowledges that while a talented poet, Millay can never be great because she is not a man (Davison 671). Davison believes that, while Millay is a good poet, she can never reach greatness because her work “is not the poetic expression of some more or less consistent scheme of values” (Davison 682). This shows that for the time period, Millay was very advanced. Some things she did were not widely accepted by people during this time, clearly Davison did not agree either. Davison feels that she pushes the envelope too far and that creates an issue with the audience and