Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford

Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Nancy Milford

608 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz Age, Millay captivated the nation: She smoked in public, took many lovers (men and women, sin...

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informative 83%
reflective 50%
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dark 8%

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medium 27%

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