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More copies of this ISBNOpen Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinsonby Martha Nell Smith
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson's thirty-six year correspondence to her neighbor and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volume. Open Me Carefully invites a dramatic new understanding of Emily Dickinson's life and work, overcoming a century of censorship and misinterpretation. For the millions of readers who love Emily Dickinson's poetry, Open Me Carefully brings new light to the meaning of the poet's life and work. Gone is Emily as lonely spinster; here is Dickinson in her own words, passionate and fully alive. "With spare commentary, Smith ... and Hart ... let these letters speak for themselves. Most important, unlike previous editors who altered line breaks to fit their sense of what is poetry or prose, Hart and Smith offer faithful reproductions of the letters' genre-defying form as the words unravel spectacularly down the original page." Renee Tursi, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Book News Annotation:A compilation of selections from Emily Dickinson's 36-year
correspondence to her neighbor and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington
Dickinson, inviting a new understanding of Emily Dickinson's life and
work. This correspondence brings to light Susan Huntington Dickinson
as the central source of the poet's passion and inspiration, and as
her primary reader and literary companion.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews@booknews.com) Synopsis:Emily Dickinson's uncensored and breathtaking letters and poems to her sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson.
Synopsis:For the millions of readers who love Emily Dickinson's poetry, "Open Me Carefully" brings new light to the meaning of the poet's life and work. Gone is Emily as lonely spinster--here is Dickinson in her own words, passionate and fully alive. About the AuthorEllen Louise Hart is the author of articles on editing Emily Dickinson that have appeared in The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin, Emily Dickinson Journal, An Emily Dickinson Encyclopedia, Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, The Women's Review of Books, and The Heath Anthology of American Literature. She teaches writing and literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Martha Nell Smith is the author of Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson, and co-author of The Comic Power in Emily Dickinson. She is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park and is coordinator of the Dickinson Electronic Archives Project. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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