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  • Published: 1 December 1998
  • ISBN: 9780141180540
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $35.00
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Early Poems



Millay's first three books of lyrics and sonnets are collected here: Renascence, Second April, and A Few Figs from Thistles. With a balanced and appreciative introduction and useful annotations, this volume presents some of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's best work in which she weaves intellect, emotion, and irony.


For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. 

  • Published: 1 December 1998
  • ISBN: 9780141180540
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Edna St Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 - October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She was also known for her unconventional, bohemian lifestyle and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work.

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