The Emily Dickinson Collection

Emily Dickinson

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The Emily Dickinson Collection (2021) compiles some of the best-known works of an icon of American poetry. Out of nearly two-thousand poems discovered after her death, less than a dozen appeared in print during Dickinson’s lifetime. Drawn from such influential posthumous volumes as Poems (1902) and The Single Hound (1914), The Emily Dickinson Collection captures the spiritual depths, celebratory heights, and impenetrable mystery of Dickinson’s poetic gift. “Fame is a fickle food / Upon a shifting plate, / Whose table once a Guest, but not / The second time, is set.” Deeply aware of the fleeting nature of fame, Dickinson—whose reputation in life was as a lonely eccentric who rarely, if ever, left home—seems to provide some clarity as to why publication so often eluded her. Having published just ten poems in her lifetime, Dickinson continued to write in solitude until her final years. Her final word on fame is a warning, perhaps, for poets whose fate would differ from her own: “Men eat of it and die.” Despite her admonishing tone, she found space elsewhere to muse on the nature of literary achievement, recognizing that obscurity could incidentally produce the conditions for a poet to produce their most vital work: “Success is counted sweetest / By those who ne’er succeed. / To comprehend a nectar / Requires sorest need.” Throughout her life, Emily Dickinson showed a profound respect for the mysteries of worldly existence. In her poems, this creates an atmosphere of prayer and contemplation, a search for something beyond the simple answers: “Some things that fly there be, — / Birds, hours, the bumble-bee: / Of these no elegy.” Amid such fleeting things, she catches a glimpse of eternity. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Emily Dickinson Collection is a classic of American poetry reimagined for modern readers.

Sujets

• 19th century
• American poetry
• List of poets from the United States
• Poetry
• American

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• Publié par: Mint Editions
• Date de parution: 03 août 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781513297132
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Emily Dickinson Collection
Emily Dickinson
 
The Emily Dickinson Collection contains work first published between 1890 and 1914.
This edition published by Mint Editions 2021.
ISBN 9781513295633 | E-ISBN 9781513297132
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C ONTENTS T HE F IRST S ERIES P REFACE P RELUDE B OOK I. L IFE I. S UCCESS II. III. R OUGE ET N OIR IV. R OUGE G AGNE V. VI. VII. A LMOST ! VIII. IX. X. I N A L IBRARY XI. XII. XIII. E XCLUSION XIV. T HE S ECRET XV. T HE L ONELY H OUSE XVI. XVII. D AWN XVIII. T HE B OOK OF M ARTYRS XIX. T HE M YSTERY OF P AIN XX. XXI. A B OOK XXII. XXIII. U NRETURNING XXIV. XXV. XXVI. B OOK II. L OVE I. M INE II. B EQUEST III. IV. S USPENSE V. S URRENDER VI. VII. W ITH A F LOWER VIII. P ROOF IX. X. T RANSPLANTED XI. T HE O UTLET XII. I N V AIN XIII. R ENUNCIATION XIV. L OVE ’ S B APTISM XV. R ESURRECTION XVI. A POCALYPSE XVII. T HE W IFE XVIII. A POTHEOSIS B OOK III. N ATURE I. II. M AY -F LOWER III. W HY ? IV. V. VI. A S ERVICE OF S ONG VII. VIII. S UMMER ’ S A RMIES IX. T HE G RASS X. XI. S UMMER S HOWER XII. P SALM OF THE D AY XIII. T HE S EA OF S UNSET XIV. P URPLE C LOVER XV. T HE B EE XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. T WO W ORLDS XXI. T HE M OUNTAIN XXII. A D AY XXIII. XXIV. T HE W IND XXV. D EATH AND L IFE XXVI. XXVII. I NDIAN S UMMER XXVIII. A UTUMN XXIX. B ECLOUDED XXX. T HE H EMLOCK XXXI. B OOK IV. T IME AND E TERNITY I. II. T OO L ATE III. A STRA C ASTRA IV. V. VI. F ROM THE C HRYSALIS VII. S ETTING S AIL VIII. IX. X. XI. “T ROUBLED A BOUT M ANY T HINGS ” XII. R EAL XIII. T HE F UNERAL XIV. XV. XVI. R EFUGE XVII. XVIII. P LAYMATES XIX. XX. XXI. T HE F IRST L ESSON XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. D YING XXVI. XXVII. T HE C HARIOT XXVIII. XXIX. R ESURGAM XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. A LONG THE P OTOMAC XXXIV. XXXV. E MANCIPATION XXXVI. L OST XXXVII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. T HE S ECOND S ERIES P REFACE P RELUDE B OOK I. L IFE I. II. III. IV. V. VI. H OPE VII. T HE W HITE H EAT VIII. T RIUMPHANT IX. T HE T EST X. E SCAPE XI. C OMPENSATION XII. T HE M ARTYRS XIII. A P RAYER XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. T HE R AILWAY T RAIN XVIII. T HE S HOW XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. T HE R ETURN XXIII. XXIV. T OO M UCH XXV. S HIPWRECK XXVI. XXVII. E NOUGH XXVIII. XXIX. M Y C OUNTRY ’ S W ARDROBE XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. T HE D UEL XXXIV. XXXV. T HE G OAL XXXVI. S IGHT XXXVII. XXXVIII. T HE P REACHER XXXIX. XL. XLI. D EED XLII. T IME ’ S L ESSON XLIII. R EMORSE XLIV. T HE S HELTER XLV. XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII. XLIX. L. H UNGER LI. LII. LIII. R ETURNING LIV. P RAYER LV. LVI. M ELODIES U NHEARD LVII. C ALLED B ACK B OOK II. L OVE I. C HOICE II. III. IV. T HE C ONTRACT V. T HE L ETTER VI. VII. VIII. A T H OME IX. P OSSESSION X. XI. T HE L OVERS XII. XIII. XIV. XV. T HE L OST J EWEL XVI. B OOK III. N ATURE I. M OTHER N ATURE II. O UT OF THE M ORNING III. IV. D AY ’ S P ARLOR V. T HE S UN ’ S W OOING VI. T HE R OBIN VII. T HE B UTTERFLY ’ S D AY VIII. T HE B LUEBIRD IX. A PRIL X. T HE S LEEPING F LOWERS XI. M Y R OSE XII. T HE O RIOLE ’ S S ECRET XIII. T HE O RIOLE XIV. I N S HADOW XV. T HE H UMMING -B IRD XVI. S ECRETS XVII. XVIII. T WO V OYAGERS XIX. B Y THE S EA XX. O LD -F ASHIONED XXI. A T EMPEST XXII. T HE S EA XXIII. I N THE G ARDEN XXIV. T HE S NAKE XXV. T HE M USHROOM XXVI. T HE S TORM XXVII. T HE S PIDER XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. T HE W LND ’ S V ISIT XXXI. XXXII. G OSSIP XXXIII. S IMPLICITY XXXIV. S TORM XXXV. T HE R AT XXXVI. XXXVII. A T HUNDER -S TORM XXXVIII. W ITH F LOWERS XXXIX. S UNSET XL. XLI. XLII. P ROBLEMS XLIII. T HE J UGGLER OF D AY XLIV. M Y C RICKET XLV. XLVI. XLVII. S UMMER ’ S O BSEQUIES XLVIII. F RINGED G ENTIAN XLIX. N OVEMBER L. T HE S NOW LI. T HE B LUE J AY B OOK IV. T IME AND E TERNITY I. II. III. IV. E PITAPH V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. T HE B ATTLE -F IELD X. XI. XII. XIII. M EMORIALS XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. T RIUMPH XVIII. XIX. XX. F OLLOWING XXI. XXII. T HE J OURNEY XXIII. A C OUNTRY B URIAL XXIV. G OING XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. A T L ENGTH XXIX. G HOSTS XXX. V ANISHED XXXI. P RECEDENCE XXXII. G ONE XXXIII. R EQUIEM XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. T ILL THE E ND XXXVII. V OID XXXVIII. XXXIX. S AVED ! XL. XLI. T HE F ORGOTTEN G RAVE XLII. T HE T HIRD S ERIES P REFACE P RELUDE B OOK I. L IFE I. R EAL R ICHES II. S UPERIORITY TO F ATE III. H OPE IV. F ORBIDDEN F RUIT V. F ORBIDDEN F RUIT VI. A W ORD VII. VIII. L IFE ’ S T RADES IX. X. XI. XII. A S YLLABLE XIII. P ARTING XIV. A SPIRATION XV. T HE I NEVITABLE XVI. A B OOK XVII. XVIII. A P ORTRAIT XIX. I H AD A G UINEA G OLDEN XX. S ATURDAY A FTERNOON XXI. XXII. XXIII. T HE L OST T HOUGHT XXIV. R ETICENCE XXV. W ITH F LOWERS XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. C ONTRAST XXIX. F RIENDS XXX. F IRE XXXI. A M AN XXXII. V ENTURES XXXIII. G RIEFS XXXIV. XXXV. D ISENCHANTMENT XXXVI. L OST F AITH XXXVII. L OST J OY XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. A LPINE G LOW XLI. R EMEMBRANCE XLII. XLIII. T HE B RAIN XLIV. XLV. T HE P AST XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII. D ESIRE XLIX. P HILOSOPHY L. P OWER LI. LII. LIII. E XPERIENCE LIV. T HANKSGIVING D AY LV. C HILDISH G RIEFS B OOK II. L OVE I. C ONSECRATION II. L OVE ’ S H UMILITY III. L OVE IV. S ATISFIED V. W ITH A F LOWER VI. S ONG VII. L OYALTY VIII. IX. X. F ORGOTTEN XI. XII. T HE M ASTER XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. W HO ? XVIII. XIX. D REAMS XX. N UMEN L UMEN XXI. L ONGING XXII. W EDDED B OOK III. N ATURE I. N ATURE ’ S C HANGES II. T HE T ULIP III. IV. T HE W AKING Y EAR V. T O M ARCH VI. M ARCH VII. D AWN VIII. IX. X. XI. A R OSE XII. XIII. C OBWEBS XIV. A W ELL XV. XVI. T HE W IND XVII. XVIII. T HE W OODPECKER XIX. A S NAKE XX. XXI. T HE M OON XXII. T HE B AT XXIII. T HE B ALLOON XXIV. E VENING XXV. C OCOON XXVI. S UNSET XXVII. A URORA XXVIII. T HE C OMING OF N IGHT XXIX. A FTERMATH B OOK IV. T IME AND E TERNITY I. II. III. IV. V. E NDING VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. I MMORTALITY XI. XII. XIII. D EATH XIV. U NWARNED XV. XVI. XVII. A SLEEP XVIII. T HE S PIRIT XIX. T HE M ONUMENT XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. I NVISIBLE XXVIII. XXIX. T RYING TO F ORGET XXX. XXXI. XXXII. W AITING XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. F AREWELL XXXVII. XXXVIII. D EAD XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. J OY IN D EATH XLIV. XLV. XLVI. D YING XLVII. XLVIII. XLIX. L. T HE S OUL ’ S S TORM LI. LII. T HIRST LIII. LIV. C HARLOTTE B RONTË ’ S G RAVE LV. LVI. LVII. S LEEPING LVIII. R ETROSPECT LIX. E TERNITY T HE S INGLE H OUND P REFACE P RELUDE B OOK I I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. B OOK II XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII. XLIX. L. LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVI. LVII. LVIII. LIX. LX. LXI. LXII. LXIII. LXIV. LXV. LXVI. LXVII. LXVIII. LXIX. LXX. B OOK III LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVII. LXXVIII. LXXIX. LXXX. LXXXI. LXXXII. LXXXIII. LXXXIV. LXXXV. LXXXVI. LXXXVII. LXXXVIII. LXXXIX. XC. XCI. B OOK IV XCII. XCIII. XCIV. XCV. XCVI. XCVII. XCVIII. XCIX. C. CI. CII. CIII. CIV. CV. CVI. CVII. CVIII. CIX. B OOK V CX. CXI. CXII. CXIII. CXIV. CXV. CXVI. CXVII. CXVIII. CXIX. CXX. CXXI. CXXII. CXXIII. CXXIV. CXXV. CXXVI. CXXVII. CXXVIII. CXXIX. CXXX. CXXXI. CXXXII. CXXXIII. CXXXIV. CXXXV. CXXXVI. CXXXVII. CXXXVIII. CXXXIX. CXL. CXLI. CXLII.
 
THE FIRST SERIES
 
P REFACE
The verses of Emily Dickinson belong emphatically to what Emerson long since called “the Poetry of the Portfolio,”—something produced absolutely without the thought of publication, and solely by way of expression of the writer’s own mind. Such verse must inevitably forfeit whatever advantage lies in the discipline of public criticism and the enforced conformity to accepted ways. On the other hand, it may often gain something through the habit of freedom and the unconventional utterance of daring thoughts. In the case of the present author, there was absolutely no choice in the matter; she must write thus, or not at all. A recluse by temperament and habit, literally spending years without setting her foot beyond the doorstep, and many more years during which her walks were strictly limited to her father’s grounds, she habitually concealed her mind, like her person, from all but a very few friends; and it was with great difficulty that she was persuaded to print, during her lifetime, three or four poems. Yet she wrote verses in great abundance; and though curiously indifferent to all conventional rules, had yet a rigorous literary standard of her own, and often altered a word many times to suit an ear which had its own tenacious fastidiousness.
Miss Dickinson was born in Amherst, Mass., Dec. 10, 1830, and died there May 15, 1886. Her father, Hon. Edward Dickinson, was the leading lawyer of Amherst, and was treasurer of the well-known college there situated. It was his custom once a year to hold a large reception at his house, attended by all the families connected with the institution and by the leading people of the town. On these occasions his daughter Emily emerged from her wonted retirement and did her part as gracious hostess; nor would anyone have known from her manner, I have been told, that this was not a daily occurrence. The annual occasion once past, she withdrew again into her seclusion, and except for a very few friends was as invisible to the world as if she had dwelt in a nunnery. For myself, although I had corresponded with her for many years, I saw her but twice face to face, and brought away the impression of something as unique and remote as Undine or Mignon or Thekla.
This selection from her poems is published to meet the desire of her personal friends, and especially of her surviving sister. It is believed that the thoughtful reader will find in these pages a quality more suggestive of the poetry of William Blake than of anything to be elsewhere found,—flashes of wholly original and profound insight into nature and life; words