![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson, were readers able for the first time to assess, understand, and appreciate the whole of Dickinsons extraordinary poetic genius. Not until the 1955 publication of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, a three-volume critical edition compiled by Thomas H. Early posthumous published collections - some of them featuring liberally edited versions of the poems - did not fully and accurately represent Dickinsons bold experiments in prosody, her tragic vision, and the range of her intellectual and emotional explorations. Only eleven of Emily Dickinsons poems were published prior to her death in 1886 the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime. Book Synopsis This comprehensive and authoritative collection of all 1,775 poems by Emily Dickinson is an essential volume for all lovers of American literature. ![]()
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