Interesting lady! And very interesting life choices. Poor thing.
I've covered most of the context which I freely admit came from the world's best source of possibly unreliable material, Wikipedia. Here's a great quote from there on the anthology this poem came from:
In Black Armor (1923), "the intellect has grown more fiery, the mood has grown warmer, and the craftsmanship is more dazzling than ever.... she varies the perfect modulation with rhymes that are delightfully acrid and unique departures which never fail of success ... from the nimble dexterity of a rondo like 'Peregrine' to the introspective poignance of 'Self Portrait,' from the fanciful 'Escape' to the grave mockery of 'Let No Charitable Hope.'"
What you SHOULD be doing right this second is looking through that paragraph to determine the key growths of the poet's style in this particular anthology. It will make you sound smart in essays. :)
SO. Check that link out if you want to see more. Good stuff.
You're going to want to check out the Romanticism link over on the right, because as I said in class, Wylie was heavily influenced by this. You don't have to know it all, but I would read the following sections of that link:
- The intro bit,
- The Basics characteristics section of Defining Romanticism,
- The intro bit for Romantic Literature,
- and the sub-section there called Influence of European Romanticism on American writers
Though by no means exhaustive, this analysis occasioned some good thoughts on some of the imagery present in the poem.
And what era of English literature would this poet actually be from? How does that match up with her Romantic Era interests?
Have fun.
- T. Marcus
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