num_pages: 615
description: This work annotates, and indexes virtually all mention of Emily Dickinson in the first decade of her publication, tripling the known references to the poet during the nineties. Much of this material, drawn from scrapbooks of clippings, rare journals, and crumbling newspapers, was on the verge of extinction. Modern audiences will be struck by the impact of Dickinson’s poetry on her first readers. We learn much about the taste of the period and the relationship between publishers, reviewers, and the reading public. It demonstrates that Dickinson enjoyed a wider popular reception than had been readers were astonished by her creative brilliance.
language: English
title: Emily Dickinson's Reception in the 1890s: A Documentary History
titlecomplete: Emily Dickinson's Reception in the 1890s: A Documentary History
publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Press