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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Paperback – January 30, 1976

by Emily Dickinson (Author), Thomas H. Johnson (Editor)
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This comprehensive and authoritative collection of all 1,775 poems by Emily Dickinson is an essential volume for all lovers of American literature.

 
Only eleven of Emily Dickinson's poems were published prior to her death in 1886; the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime. Early posthumous published collections — some of them featuring liberally "edited" versions of the poems — did not fully and accurately represent Dickinson's bold experiments in prosody, her tragic vision, and the range of her intellectual and emotional explorations. Not until the 1955 publication of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, a three-volume critical edition compiled by Thomas H. Johnson, were readers able for the first time to assess, understand, and appreciate the whole of Dickinson's extraordinary poetic genius.
 

This book, a distillation of the three-volume Complete Poems, brings together the original texts of all 1,775 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote.

 

"With its chronological arrangement of the poems, this volume becomes more than just a collection; it is at the same time a poetic biography of the thoughts and feelings of a woman whose beauty was deep and lasting." —San Francisco Chronicle
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  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Back Bay Books
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    January 30, 1976
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  6. ISBN-10
    0316184136
  7. ISBN-13
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  8. Lexile measure
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Emily Dickinson proved that brevity can be beautiful. Only now is her complete oeuvre--all 1,775 poems--available in its original form, uncorrupted by editorial revision, in one volume. Thomas H. Johnson, a longtime Dickinson scholar, arranged the poems in chronological order as far as could be ascertained (the dates for more than 100 are unknown). This organization allows a wide-angle view of Dickinson's poetic development, from the sometimes-clunky rhyme schemes of her juvenilia, including valentines she wrote in the early 1850s, to the gloomy, hell-obsessed writings from her last years. Quite a difference from requisite Dickinson entries in literary anthologies: "There's a certain Slant of light," "Wild Nights--Wild Nights!" and "I taste a liquor never brewed."

The book was compiled from Thomas H. Johnson's hard-to-find variorum from 1955. While some explanatory notes would have been helpful, it's a prodigious collection, showcasing Dickinson's intractable obsession with nature, including death. Poem 1732, which alludes to the deaths of her father and a onetime suitor, illustrates her talent:

My life closed twice before its close;
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me,

So huge, so hopeless to conceive
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.

The musicality of her punctuation and the outright elegance of her style--akin to Christina Rossetti's hymns, although not nearly so religious--rescue the poems from their occasional abstruseness. The Complete Poems is especially refreshing because Dickinson didn't write for publication; only 11 of her verses appeared in magazines during her lifetime, and she had long-resigned herself to anonymity, or a "Barefoot-Rank," as she phrased it. This is the perfect volume for readers wishing to explore the works of one of America's first poets.

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Complete is the keyword here as this is the only edition currently available that contains all of Dickinson's poems. The works were originally gathered by editor Johnson and published in a three-volume set in 1955. Essential for academic and public libraries.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books; Later Printing edition (January 30, 1976)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 770 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316184136
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316184137
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NP
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 2 x 8.13 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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I love Emily Dickinson and this book is the complete poems of that amazing poetwoman. Gorgeous. Very happy to read her poems once and again. A cure for soul
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5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry book
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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Impressed by the amount of poems in this collection. Broad coverage of Emily's works. Well made.
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Tony Life
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Volume
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A great encyclopedia for Emily Dickinson's life work. I try to read one poem every night before bed.
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I liked all the poems
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I love Emily Dickinson and this book is the complete poems of that amazing poetwoman. Gorgeous. Very happy to read her poems once and again. A cure for soul
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
I love Emily Dickinson and this book is the complete poems of that amazing poetwoman. Gorgeous. Very happy to read her poems once and again. A cure for soul
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Ruby Head
5.0 out of 5 stars paperback/hardback
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023
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i have both, and they are both of good quality. the hardback is a higher quality paper and a larger, heavier book. the paperback is smaller, thicker and lighter.

the test itself is terrific. very little additional material, just all of the poems written by ED. if you are reading this review you likely understand the attraction of having all of her poems in one volume.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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It is a great book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Dickinson
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2010
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Emily Dickinson's poetry was revolutionary, so much so, that, not only was it not published until after her death, when it was published, editors "smoothed out" the rhymes and "corrected" her unusual punctuation. If you find a book of her poems without dashes within the lines, for instance, it's [probably one of those edited volumes. Both her unusual rhymes and her unusual punctuation are integral to the rhythm, sound, and meaning of each verse. She captures oral language in its cadence.

This volume of all 1,775 of her poems has gone back to the original manuscripts she left. For under $10.00 you can really read Dickinson,

Reading and understanding her poetry is a lifetime pasttime. I usually read one long or two or three of her short poems every day or two. First, I write down the rhymes, which are idiosyncratic, the alliteration, puns, unusual word usages, and metaphors. Then I tease out the meaning of the poem, and finally read it aloud to get the cadence. One interesting aspect of her poetry is that occasionally she wrote two versions of the same poem. They are presented together in this volume.

This is for poetry readers, obviously, but also for people who love language and like to analyze what is being done with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Here is Dickinson's intended version.
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017
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Most of Dickinson's collections contain poems that are not in her intended form. That's because an editor changed the poems prior to publishing them not long after Dickinson's death.

However, this collection edited by Thomas H. Johnson has Dickinson's original syntax and words. The difference can be stark.

Consider poem 1544. Here is the modified version:

Who has not found the heaven below
Will fail of it above.
God's residence is next to mine,
His furniture is love.

Here is the intended version:

Who has not found the Heaven -- below --
Will fail of it above --
For Angels rent the House next ours,
Wherever we remove --

To me, there is no comparison. If you agree, get the Thomas Johnson version. But be cautious--it looks like only the hardback is the intended i.e., Thomas Johnson, version.
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Chantal Fortin
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2023
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Barbara Moreto Fim
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito lindooo!!!
Reviewed in Brazil on December 7, 2022
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Essa compilação dos poemas de Emily Dickinson é muito bem editada! Estava procurando um bom, para ter todos em casa, e fiquei muito contente de encontrar esse. Além de tudo, é um livro muito bonito e bem acabado!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Melancholic and introspective
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Stunning writing and the conundrum of humanity observed, perceived and understood and conveyed with honesty, empathy and beauty. Must read for all lovers of poetry.
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