Richard Benson Sewall (1908–2003)
Auteur de The Life of Emily Dickinson
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Œuvres de Richard Benson Sewall
The Life of Emily Dickinson. Volume 1. 1 exemplaire
Emily Dickinson: a Collection of Critical Essays 1 exemplaire
Emily Dickinson: a Collection of Critical Essays 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?: Poems of Emily Dickinson for Children (1978) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 754 exemplaires
Austin and Mabel: The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson and Mabel Loomis Todd (1984) — Préface, quelques éditions — 65 exemplaires
This Was a Poet: A Critical Biography of Emily Dickinson (1938) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 33 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1908-02-11
- Date de décès
- 2003-04-16
- Sexe
- male
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kcshankd | 3 autres critiques | Dec 22, 2013 |
kcshankd | 3 autres critiques | Dec 22, 2013 | 
Impressive and deeply detailed, this biography approaches Emily Dickinson's life on a slant, much as she presented her own life to her friends and family in her letters. Most o the biography centers on Dikinson's friends and family and the letters and poems that she wrote them.
It will shatter your belief in the many myths of Dickinson's life. Much is still open to debate, but after reading this biography I believe that Dickinson was not a recluse because she lost a lover or was subjugated by her father. It was what we would call today a lifestyle choice, brought on by her decision to be a poet and the lack of any life-changing occurrence when she was of marrying age.… (plus d'informations)
It will shatter your belief in the many myths of Dickinson's life. Much is still open to debate, but after reading this biography I believe that Dickinson was not a recluse because she lost a lover or was subjugated by her father. It was what we would call today a lifestyle choice, brought on by her decision to be a poet and the lack of any life-changing occurrence when she was of marrying age.… (plus d'informations)
1 samfsmith | 3 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2010 |
samfsmith | 3 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2010 | 
An extremely helpful volume in that it includes letters from Emily, Lavinia and Austin that appear here in full for the first time. Also valuable are the references to Emily's early reading of the Bible and the mysterious "terror since September." This is the first lengthy treatment of the role Joseph Bardwell Lyman played in the lives of the Dickinsons, one that spanned thirty years. The text of this volume was reprinted from "The Massachusetts Review," Autumn 1965.
Still going through this one, but I don't see how it could be better. Strange approach - first half of the book is only indirectly about Emily, as it studies her family members first, but it works.
She is, of course, the stereotypical stay-at-home poetess, but it seems that nothing could have made her thoughts any larger than they were ... "Consider the lilies is the only commandment I ever obeyed."
There speaks a true outlaw.
She is, of course, the stereotypical stay-at-home poetess, but it seems that nothing could have made her thoughts any larger than they were ... "Consider the lilies is the only commandment I ever obeyed."
There speaks a true outlaw.
2 desultory | 3 autres critiques | Aug 12, 2006 |
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We then track Emily through her correspondence and friendships, but never revealing any more than she wanted. She remains elusive. We have her poems, and her choices, and it is troubling still to make sense of it all.