Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1923
American liberal and pacifist - first poem published at 8
Bisexual and open about her sexuality - atypical for time
Patricia Kelmans: 'feminist philosophy'
Lust over love - atypical for literature of the time - reason vs passion (lexical set of the body)
Subverts typical structure - Petrachan sonnet - with atypical content
Social Satire - riddled with sarcasm
Ironic title - challenging stereotypes about women - hysterical woman archetype
Edith Wharton
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