Selected Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay: An Annotated Edition

The first annotated edition of Edna St. Vincent Millay's work is a beautifully produced re-presentation of the Jazz Age's most famous poet. It includes previously unpublished manuscript excerpts, poems, prose, and correspondence, with extensive notes that draw on archival sources and help situate her work in its historical and literary context. Two introductory essays by Jackson and Millay's literary executor help critically frame the poet's work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 08 November 2022
Publisher: Yale University Press

More than sixty years after her passing, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay continues to enchant new generations of readers. The twentieth-century American author rose to prominence after the publication of Renascence, her first major work and a poem written while she was still a teenager. Millay's candid attitude towards sexuality, coupled with immortal lines such as "My candle burns at both ends," solidified her reputation as the quintessential liberated woman of the Jazz Age.

In this authoritative volume, Timothy F. Jackson has compiled and annotated a new selection that represents the full range of her published work alongside previously unpublished manuscript excerpts, poems, prose, and correspondence. The poems, appearing as they were printed in their first editions, are complemented by Jackson's extensive, illuminating notes that draw on archival sources and help situate her work in its historical and literary context. Two introductory essays—one by Jackson and the other by Millay's literary executor, Holly Peppe—also help critically frame the poet's work.

This deluxe edition will be cherished by readers who continue to study and enjoy the work of this iconic figure.

Weight: 546g
Dimension: 190 x 235 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780300264661