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Edna St. Vincent Millay: Icon of Modern American Literature

Explore the life and works of Edna St. Vincent Millay, a prominent figure in 20th-century American literature. Known for her poetry, plays, and political writings, she embodied the spirit of the Jazz Age with her liberated portrayal of women. Discover her journey from a young poet to a Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay: Icon of Modern American Literature

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  1. Edna St. Vincent Millay

  2. About Millay • Edna St. Vincent Millay is a major figure in 20th-century American literature. • She published poetry, plays, political writings, and a libretto for an opera set to music by Deems Taylor. • She also went on cross-country reading tours and recited poetry over the radio to support the war effort.

  3. Millay’s Life • Born in Rockland, Maine in 1892 • She was only nineteen years old when she published one of her most famous poems, Renascence. • She published prose under the pseudonym: Nancy Boyd • Her work was honored in 1923 with the Pulitzer Prize.

  4. Millay: Jazz Age • Millay’s work and life came to represent the modern, liberated woman of the Jazz age, free of the restrictions of the past • As represented in her famous line of poetry:

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