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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

This book delves into the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, an influential American poet, examining her personal experiences, literary achievements, and the impact of her work on the literary world. more

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Nancy Milford
Nancy Milford

Nancy Milford is an American biographer renowned for her in-depth analysis of 20th-century literary giants. Born on March 26, 1938, her works are characterized by their delicate touch and insightful perspectives, revealing the stories behind the lives and creations of literary masters. more

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“The forms of ancient Christian, as of late Roman, art are psychologically, not metaphysically expressive; they are expressionistic but not revelatory. The wide open eyes of late Roman portraits express intensity of soul, spiritual tension, a life that is strongly emotional; but it is a life which is without any metaphysical background and as such has no inner relation to Christianity. It is in fact the product of conditions which obtained long before Christianity emerged. The tension which Christian doctrine resolves was already beginning to be felt in the Hellenistic age; though Christianity soon produced answers to the questions that troubled those times, the work of many generations was needed before those answers could be expressed in forms of art—these were by no means simultaneous with the enunciation of the doctrine itself.”

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“I don’t like it when someone says “get over it”, when someone is feeling a certain way. Feelings aren’t something one gets over, but to work through. Feelings aren’t like a wall, but a door to walk through and learn from. For someone to say, “get over it” is very dismissive. We shouldn’t even say it to ourselves. Emotions are a very human thing and one should not feel guilty in having them.”

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