The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems
Author(s): Emily Dickinson; Jen Bervin (Editor); Marta Werner (Editor); Susan Howe (Foreword by)
The Gorgeous Nothings -- the first full-color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson's manuscripts ever to appear -- is a deluxe edition of her late writings, presenting this crucially important, experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes. A never-before-possible glimpse into the process of one of our most important poets.The book presents all the envelope writings -- 52 -- reproduced life-size in full color both front and back, with an accompanying transcription to aid in the reading, allowing us to enjoy this little-known but important body of Dickinson's writing. Envisioned by the artist Jen Bervin and made possible by the extensive research of the Dickinson scholar Marta L. Werner, this book offers a new understanding and appreciation of the genius of Emily Dickinson.
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- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : 30 September 2013
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Emily Dickinson; Jen Bervin (Editor); Marta Werner (Editor); Susan Howe (Foreword by)
- : 272