On a personal level, it's cruel. In the overall context of male/female relationships and the historical position of women poetry (objects), Millay's unapologetic commitment of this sentiment to poetry is pretty goddamned impressive, maybe even admirable.
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on 2008-04-13 04:21 pm (UTC)On a personal level, it's cruel. In the overall context of male/female relationships and the historical position of women poetry (objects), Millay's unapologetic commitment of this sentiment to poetry is pretty goddamned impressive, maybe even admirable.