Synopsis "The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson "

This comprehensive and authoritative collection of all 1,775 poems by Emily Dickinson is an essential volume for all lovers of American literature. Only eleven of Emily Dickinson's poems were published prior to her death in 1886; the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime. Early posthumous published collections -- some of them featuring liberally "edited" versions of the poems -- did not fully and accurately represent Dickinson's bold experiments in prosody, her tragic vision, and the range of her intellectual and emotional explorations. Not until the 1955 publication of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, a three-volume critical edition compiled by Thomas H. Johnson, were readers able for the first time to assess, understand, and appreciate the whole of Dickinson's extraordinary poetic genius. This book, a distillation of the three-volume Complete Poems, brings together the original texts of all 1,775 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote. "With its chronological arrangement of the poems, this volume becomes more than just a collection; it is at the same time a poetic biography of the thoughts and feelings of a woman whose beauty was deep and lasting." --San Francisco Chronicle

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (Amherst, Massachusetts, December 10, 1830 - Amherst, May 15, 1886) was an American poetess, her passionate poetry has placed her in the small pantheon of fundamental American poets alongside Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walt Whitman

Dickinson came from a prestigious family and had strong ties to her community, though she spent much of her life secluded in her home. After studying for seven years at Amherst Academy, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family home in Amherst

In the privacy of her home, Dickinson was a prolific poet; however, during her lifetime, not even a dozen of her nearly 1800 poems were published. The work published during her lifetime was significantly altered by editors to conform to the poetic rules and conventions of the time. Nevertheless, Dickinson's poems are unique compared to those of her contemporaries: they contain short lines, generally lack titles, feature imperfect consonant rhymes [half rhyme], and unconventional punctuation. Many of her poems focus on themes related to death and immortality, two themes also recurrent in the letters she sent to her friends

Dickinson's acquaintances probably knew of her writings but it was not until after her death, in 1886, when Lavinia, Dickinson's younger sister, discovered the poems Emily had kept and the breadth of her work became evident. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by well-known figures such as Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, although they significantly altered the originals. Scholar Thomas H. Johnson published a complete collection of Dickinson's poetry in 1955, the first of her poetry, mostly unchanged. Despite having a critical and skeptical reception between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Emily Dickinson is almost universally considered one of the most important American poets of all time.

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Catalina Painén Saturday, August 21, 2021
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Excelente libro. Contiene todos los poemas de Emily Dickinson lo cual es una maravilla.
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Macarena Gárate Monday, September 25, 2023
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Hermosa recopilación de todos los poemas/cartas de Dickinson. La idexación y las ayudas para encontrar los poemas más carácterísticos de la poetiza permiten una experiencia literaria buenísima.
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Gemma Martín Monday, August 26, 2024
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La obra completa de Dickinson es una joya literaria que recomiendo a todas las personas amantes de la poesía. Este volumen reúne todos sus poemas sin modificaciones en su idioma original (no se necesita un nivel elevado de inglés para entenderlos).
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Catalina Toledo Ponce Monday, August 19, 2024
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Llegó en regio estado y con un separador de regalo
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Carlos Andres González Laverde Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Excelente servicio, un libro msravilloso
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Angélica Ceballos Ríos Tuesday, February 04, 2025
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Emily Dickinson no publicó su obra en vida, así que tener su poesía completa y en orden es perfecto para los amantes de la poeta y que queremos apreciar su poesía y desarrollo temático por nuestra cuenta. La mejor compilación posible.
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Wendy Jineth Panche Arias Friday, December 26, 2025
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La pasta es blanda, por lo que hay que tener cuidado. Sin embargo, contiene todos los poemas de la gran Emily Dickinson para los que somos amantes de su obra.
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