America's Greatest Sonneteer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780766144811)

""America's Greatest Sonneteer"" is a book written by E. Hershey Sneath that explores the life and works of American poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay. The book delves into the poet's personal life and the influences that shaped her writing, as well as an in-depth analysis of her most famous sonnets. Millay, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, is considered one of the most important sonneteers in American literature. Sneath's book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of Millay's life and work, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the history of American poetry.1928. This book gives a brief biographical sketch of Lloyd Mifflin, and, by an intensive study of his poetry, is specially aimed at the determination of the personal traits of this poet as influencing his verse, together with a brief evaluation of his sonnets. A representative collection of Mifflin's sonnets is included and in all the quotations from his works, the poet's method of indentation has been followed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: E. Hershey Sneath
ISBN-10: 076614481X
ISBN-13: 9780766144811
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2003
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 11.04h x 8.30w x 0.26d