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But Without The Funny Parts, Sara Barrett
But Without The Funny Parts, Sara Barrett
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The Colour Red, Mica Blankinship
The Colour Red, Mica Blankinship
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A young thieving woman gets taken by a group of rebels seeking her help to stage a rebellion. Their society lingers on the brink of civil war, and she, in joining them, finally chooses a side. As she begins to learn more about this rebel group and their motives for wanting a war, pieces of her tragic past begin to surface and give her her own reasons for joining the fight.
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz
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For decades, scholars have understood Edna St Vincent Millay in two fairly distinctive patterns as either a classical romanticist or ephemeral rebel. This dual reputation has been crafted from the obvious presence of natural imagery, sexual dynamism, feminine voice, and romantic yearning in her work. What critics have failed to see in her poetry are the potent sinister undertones that claim violence as a means to power. I will argue that Millay narrates the gendered struggle that takes place in this violence, in order to ultimately assert feminine agency in the process of forming a cultural identity. Thus, rather than …