Book description
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, the
daughter of Edward Dickinson, a lawyer and politician. Despite receiving
a good education, she returned home to Amherst, where she spent the rest
of her life, at one time writing more than one poem a day. Her refusal
to compromise her highly condensed expression, which meant that only a
tiny fraction of her work was published in her lifetime, makes her seem
startlingly modern today. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was born in
Amherst, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward Dickinson, a lawyer and
politician. Despite receiving a good education, she returned home to
Amherst, where she spent the rest of her life, at one time writing more
than one poem a day. Her refusal to compromise her highly condensed
expression, which meant that only a tiny fraction of her work was
published in her lifetime, makes her seem startlingly modern today.
