The Poems of Emily Dickinson
Reading Edition
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Publisher Description
The most reliable reading edition of Emily Dickinson’s poetry available anywhere, edited and introduced by a renowned Dickinson scholar.
Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems in her lifetime—an astonishing body of work defined by her extraordinary intellect, quick wit, and striking originality. Although she sent hundreds of poems by letter to friends and family over the years, Dickinson published only a handful before her death in 1886. The vast majority exist as manuscripts, from working drafts to fair copy bound in small booklets known as fascicles.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition is the most authoritative one-volume edition of her extant work, featuring 1,789 poems total—the largest number ever assembled. It offers a single rendition of each poem, usually the latest version of the entire poem, with Dickinson's spelling, punctuation, and capitalization intact. Edited by the eminent Dickinson scholar R. W. Franklin, this edition derives from his celebrated three-volume Variorum Edition (1998).
A milestone in American literary scholarship, The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition offers an indispensable window into the mind of a singular American poet.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This authoritative edition of Emily Dickinson’s poetry is a stunning and complete collection of the artist’s work, which inspired and informed the creators of Dickinson, a new Apple Original on Apple TV+. Nearly 1800 lyrical and searching poems, some of them as short as four lines, are illuminated by keen emotional insight and unbridled intelligence. Dickinson is a truth-teller: Her deceptively simple verse captures the wonderment of being alive while acknowledging the inevitability and grand mystery of death. While she lived, Dickinson’s work remained largely hidden from the world, but today her genius is widely celebrated. This collection invites you to discover her gifts for yourself.
Customer Reviews
Emily's children
Emily was intensely careful with her words, lovingly particular with their arrangement. This version honors her.