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There are 13 critical essays on Sara Teasdale.
Critical Essays on Sara Teasdale

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Critical Essay by Cheryl Walker
11,811 words, approx. 39 pages
 In the following essay, Walker evaluates the influence of Teasdale's work on other American poets and discusses the most characteristic persona in her verse: the passionate virgin.
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Critical Essay by Jeanne Larsen
11,348 words, approx. 38 pages
 In the following essay, Larsen explores the work of Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale, Elinor Wylie, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Louise Bogan, asserting that “understanding the value of these poets' work, and the reasons behind the changing estimations of that value, restores to us a fuller picture of a vital era in American poetry.”
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Critical Essay by Carol Schoen
10,543 words, approx. 35 pages
 In the following essay from her biographical and critical study of Teasdale and her work, Schoen examines Teasdale's most prolific period.
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Critical Essay by Rica Brenner
7,249 words, approx. 24 pages
 In the following essay, Brenner elucidates the defining characteristics of Teasdale's verse.
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Critical Essay by Diane D’Amico
5,309 words, approx. 18 pages
 In the following excerpt, D’Amico determines the influence of Christina's Rossetti's work on Sara Teasdale.
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Excerpt by Horace Gregory
2,813 words, approx. 9 pages
 In the following excerpt, Gregory places Teasdale's work within a literary context.
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Excerpt by Louis Untermeyer
2,101 words, approx. 7 pages
 In the following excerpt, Untermeyer offers a brief survey of Teasdale's verse.
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Critical Essay by George Brandon Saul
1,658 words, approx. 6 pages
 In the following essay, Saul addresses the lack of critical attention to Teasdale's work, and reflects on the popularity of her work in the early twentieth century.
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Critical Review by Louise Bogan
477 words, approx. 2 pages
 In the following laudatory assessment of Strange Victory, Bogan deems the collection “the final expression of a purely lyrical talent and of a poetic career remarkable for its integrity throughout.”

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