Selected poetry of Emily Dickinson
1st NYPL collector's ed.
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Author
Contributions
- New York Public Library. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Doubleday, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
74,750 words, Guess
Page Count
299 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveselectedpoetryof00dick
- ISBN-100385487185
- ISBN-139780385487184
- Library of Congress Control Number96045000
- OCLC Control Number35657976
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780385487184
- Open LibraryOL1005226M
Classifications
- DDC811/.4
- LCCPS1541 .A17 1997
- LCCPS1541.A17 1997
Description
Virtually unpublished in her lifetime and unknown at her death in 1886, Emily Dickinson stands today in the front rank of American poets. Though she lived as a recluse in her father's house in Amherst, Massachusetts, her imagination knew no bounds, ranging with utter fearlessness through a vast landscape of love, immortality, nature, joy, faith, and despair. After Dickinson's death, her sister Vinnie was stunned to discover a locked box containing over nine hundred poems - an extraordinary body of work which the poet considered her "letter to the world." This edition gathers a rich harvest of the finest of these poems, carefully selected by the staff of The New York Public Library. Arranged chronologically, they chart the development of a poetic sensibility fired by immediacy of perception and a magnificent grasp of language. Emily Dickinson and her world are further evoked here with rare manuscripts and prints drawn from the Library's special collections, including a selection of the poet's handwritten letters.
Series Statement
- The New York Public Library collector's edition
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