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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9781605895345
ISBN number: 1605895342
Label: Quill Pen Classics
Manufacturer: Quill Pen Classics
Page Count: 19
Printing Date: October 21, 2008
Publishing house: Quill Pen Classics
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Renascence and Other Poems is a book written by Edna St.Vincent Millay. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Renascence and Other Poems is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Edna St.Vincent Millay is highly recommended. Published by Quill Pen Classics and beautifully produced, Renascence and Other Poems would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
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I have loved poetry since I was a child. One of my dreams as an adult in a technical world is to have the ability to have poetry with me all the time -- Kindle has the ability to fulfill this wish.
As a start, I began browsing Amazon's list of available poetry. I was leery, because I was certain some of these probably had been converted without consideration for indexing or making sure the poems looked as the authors intended. So,I requested samples of many books, and found that I was correct. For all of the "classics" that I sampled, the formatting was abysmal and there was no index. I sampled one "self published" volume which was beautifully formatted -- but the content was abysmal. It did prove it could be done, though.
When I came upon this edition in the list, I found this statement: "This kindle digital edition of Renascence and Other Poems has been professionally designed and maintains the quality of the original classic publication." "Hooray!" I thought, and purchased it immediately, without bothering with a sample. As you have probably surmised, I was so disappointed.
There is no index or table of contents. Long poems (Renascence in particular) are formatted more like paragraphs for a novel than lines of poetry. There is no break between the poems -- titles are not in bold or italics or in any other way set apart from the content of the poem itself. If you were a reader who is not familiar with the works, you might not be able to tell where one poem ended and another began.
I still am looking forward to being able to easily carry around electronic editions of my favorites, because I am certain someday someone will publish e-versions of poetry volumes that are equal to the print versions. Maybe there are some already out there that I have yet to find.
I did give this two stars rather than just one, because the content still is the searing work that spoke to my heart when I very first discovered it on my Mother's bookshelf when I was a teenager.
Oh -- as a side note -- there is no category of "poetry" in the list of Kindle book. I search for poetry to find it.
Renascence and Other Poems
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the more i read her work i am impressed with the talent of esv millay, i also notice a taste of dickinson lying among the twigs of her works, i esp like the sonnets she is in several volumes but not in many collections other than one by aiken and another by untermeyer , so buy it and enjoy some lyric masterpieces ( esp the sonnets)
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"These were the things that bounded me/And I could touch them with my hand/Almost, I thought, from where I stand/And all at once things seemed so small/My breath came short, and scarce at all..."
Edna St. Vincent Millay made her fame with the publication of her very very first poem, in "Renascence and Other Poems." While the poet has a few awkward moments here, her vibrant imagery and nature descriptions are enough to make even the lesser poetry absolutely lovely.
It opens with her enchanting "Renascence," in which Millay explores the "Universe, cleft to the core." She wanders through the eternity of the universe -- God, death, the suffering living, and the exquisite beauties of the world. "The heart can push the sea and land/Farther away on either hand/The soul can split the sky in two/And let the face of God shine through..."
From there on, Millay explores the same themes -- she writes with the beauty of nature, and describes love and loss (sometimes at the same time -- "I had you and I have you now no more"). She describes the beauties of a perfect autumn and flowered fields, wishes to start a tavern for grey-eyed people, ethereal witch-wives, coping with a broken heart, and haiku-like poems of "shattering."
One of the most striking poems is "The Suicide," in which a disillusioned person cries out ""Curse thee, Life, I will live with thee no more!" But then the person comes to "my father's house" and speaks to God about the suicide -- receiving a surprising answer.
At very first glance, Millay's poetry seems very simplistic. Her lines tend to be short more often than not, her themes are simple. She doesn't strain for elaborate rhyming scenes or ultracomplex structure. Instead of more complex, self-conscious poetry, her work resembles songs.
But the beauty of Millay's poetry is in the language -- the simplicity of the poems allows her exquisite word usage to come through. Metaphors are subtle (committing suicide is described as unlocking a latch). And it's loaded with descriptions of plants and rural beauty. "All the dog-wood blossoms are underneath the tree/Browned at the edges, turned in a day..."
But it isn't only about pretty words. Millay knows how to tug at people's emotions. One poem describes a woman wandering after her lover's death, looking at books and flowers he left behind. In another, she laments, "Love has gone and left me,--and the neighbors knock and borrow/And life goes on forever like the gnawing of a mouse."
"Renascence and Other Poems" is a beautiful piece of work, and a wonderful debut for this legendary poet. "I cannot but remember, when the year grows old..."
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From high school American Literature I remember four writers that impressed myself and my friends: Edith Wharton, O. Henry, Edgar Lee Masters and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Therefore, I reread Renascence as part of a reading stroll down memory lane - and found again the elegence that impressed us many years ago.
Many of these poems deal with grief and death including suicide. But beginning with the near-mystical Renascence there is a confidence in something more. Her skill is best shown in the sonnets, a form she used extensively as it is a near perfect fit for her sensibilities.
She is very much a traditional in form and rhyme with much of her imagery being garden and flower. However, there are few times that the syntax becomes awkward or forced in order for her thoughts to fit the form. In short, this is a poetry book worth reading.
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I was captured with the very first lines. Never have I read more captivating words about life and losing someone of importance. I have looked for these words, the ones that expressed what I was feeling for many years and found them waiting in Edna's book. . .just incredible.
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