A Brief Biography of Emily Dickinson (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Originally published in 1919 as a portion of the author’s larger “Portraits of American Women,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 24 pages, describes the life of 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson.Sample passage:She, if anyone, was in the world, but not of it, not even of the little world which was the only one she lived in. The atmosphere of a New England college town like Amherst is in itself secluded and peculiar with a cloistered charm. Emily’s family were secluded in their own souls, even from those who knew them well. Their home was secluded in quiet gravity and dignity. Out of this home, in her years of womanhood, Emily rarely stepped; out of Amherst more rarely still. So perfect was her shy isolation that it seems almost profane to disturb her in it. Yet I have a feeling that she would have wished us to. The shyest, the most isolated, are only waiting, even in their lives, for one to come whose loved approach shall shatter the isolation forever. If the isolation is never shattered, but grows closer and thicker, still I believe that it nurses the hope of a sympathetic, understanding eye that shall see into the most hidden corner of the soul. At any rate, Emily, from her solitude, speaks out to us in puzzling, teasing, witching accents, beckons us, dares us, as it were, to follow her, to seek her, unravel her mystery, lay a searching finger on her heart. Who can resist such a magical solicitation? She speaks to us in strange, chaotic verses, not so much verses as clots of fire, shreds of heaven, snatches of eternity. She speaks to us in letters, chaotic also, but perhaps more fit and helpful for our purpose of approaching her than the poems. We will use the letters to advance with more humdrum steps and now and then get a flash of sudden illumination from the verses.About the author:Gamaliel Bradford (1863-1932) was an American biographer, poet, playwright, and critic. Other works include “American Portraits,” “Union Portraits,” and “Confederate Portraits.”