Date of Award
Spring 2023
Document Type
Thesis
Department
English
Abstract
Aria Da Capo, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s 1919 play, has thus far been largely ignored in literary criticism. This essay, through a historical survey of Millay’s previous critical reception followed by a close reading of Aria Da Capo, attempts to explain and then bridge this gap in academic scholarship. A postmodernist reading of the play will then illustrate why Millay’s work still confounds scholars today and how Aria Da Capo specifically continues to be relevant more than 100 years after it was first produced.
Recommended Citation
Rankin, Roxanne, "The Postmodern and the Personal in Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Aria Da Capo" (2023). Munn Scholars Awards. 13.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/munn/13
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