Emily Dickinson’s Reception in the 1890s

Download or read book Emily Dickinson’s Reception in the 1890s written by Willis J. Buckingham and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reprints, annotates, and indexes virtually all mention of Emily Dickinson in the first decade of her publication, tripling the known references to the poet during the nineties. Much of this material, drawn from scrapbooks of clippings, rare journals, and crumbling newspapers, was on the verge of extinction. Modern audiences will be struck by the impact of Dickinson's poetry on her first readers. We learn much about the taste of the period and the relationship between publishers, reviewers, and the reading public. It demonstrates that Dickinson enjoyed a wider popular reception than had been realized: readers were astonished by her creative brilliance.