Table of Contents
ADVISORS ............ii
JUST A FEW LINES ON A PAGE .....ix
(by David J. Kelly)
INTRODUCTION ..........xi
LITERARY CHRONOLOGY .......xv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....... xvii
CONTRIBUTORS ......... xix
AN ANCIENT GESTURE
(by Edna St. Vincent Millay) .......
Author Biography........ 2
Poem Text........... 3
Poem Summary......... 4
Themes............ 6
Style............. 8
Historical Context........ 10
Critical Overview......... 13
Criticism............ 14
Sources............ 19
Further Reading......... 20
THE BLACK SNAKE(by Mary Oliver)....
Author Biography........ 22
Poem Summary......... 23
Themes............ 24
Style............. 26
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