Letters of Emily Dickinson - Brossura

Dickinson, Emily

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ISBN 10: 0486428583 ISBN 13: 9780486428581

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

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Only five of Emily Dickinson's poems were published while she lived; today, approximately 1,500 are in print. Dickinson's poetry reflects the power of her contemplative gifts, and her deep sensitivity courses through her correspondence as well. Lovingly compiled by a close friend, this first collection of Dickinson's letters originally appeared in 1894, only eight years after the poet's death. Although she grew reclusive in her later years and seldom saw her many friends, she thought of them often and affectionately, as her missives attest. The small cast of daily characters in Dickinson's little world takes on vivid life in the letters, and her famous wit sparkles from every page.

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"To live is so startling," observed the poet, "it leaves but little room for other occupations." Despite the isolation of her father's Amherst home, away from which she seldom ventured, Emily Dickinson led a life busy with thought and sensation. Only five of her poems were published while she lived, each of them anonymously or without her consent. Today, approximately 1,500 of her poems are in print, and hundreds of others are thought to have once existed, Dickinson's poetry reflects the power of her contemplative gifts, and her deep sensitivity, leavened by humour, courses through her letters as well. This first collection of Dickinson's letters originally appeared in 1894, only eight years after her death. Lovingly compiled by a close friend, this is the core of Emily Dickinson's correspondence as we know it. Although she grew reclusive in her later years and seldom saw her many friends, she thought of them often and affectionately, as her missives attest. The small cast of daily characters in her little world takes on vivid life in the letters: the father she revered; her brother, to whom she was passionately devoted; and her cherished sister, with whom she shared an intense bond. Best of all, her famous wit is evident on every page of these letters, which cast a welcome light on an important and enigmatic figure of American literature.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION I. To Mrs. A. P. Strong ( 1845-1853) II. To Mr. W. A. Dickinson ( 1847-1854) III. To Mrs. Cordon L. Ford, Mr. Bowdoin, Mrs. Anthon, and Miss Lavinia Dickinson (1848­-1865) IV. To Dr. and M,-s. J. C. Holland (1853-1883) V. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bowles (1858-1881) VI. To the Misses (1859-1885) VII. To Mr. T. W. Higginson (1862-1884) VIII. To Mr. Perez D. Cowan} Miss Maria Whitney, Mr. Bowles, Mr. F. D. Clark, and Mr. C. H. (1870-1885) IX. To 1\lr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Read, Mrs.A. Stearns, Mrs. Edward Tuckerman, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hills, Mrs. Jame­son, Mr. Emerson, Maggie Maher, l\lr. and Mrs. Montague, Mrs. W. F. Stearns, Mr. J. K. Chicheringy Mrs. Sweetser, Mr. Niles, Mrs. Carmichael, Dr. and Mrs. Field, X.. To Holland, "H.H.," Ivliss Hall, Mrs. Crowell, and Mrs. J. C. GreenoHgh (1872-1885) Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Tuckerman, theMisses --,1\Jr. Clarh, and Mrs. Currier INDEX ILLUSTRATIONS CHILD PORTRAIT OF EMILY DICKINSON Frontispiece LETTER TO DR. AND MRS. HOLLAND, facsimile

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486428583
• ISBN 13: 9780486428581
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 389
• Redattore: Todd Mabel Loomis