Emily Dickinson’s Reception in the 1890s: A Documentary History

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Willis J. Buckingham
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989 - Literary Criticism - 615 pages

This work reprint, 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 realized: readers were astonished by her creative brilliance.

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Appendix A Emily Dickinsons Obituary
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Index and Finding List
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Willis J. Buckingham is emeritus professor of English at Arizona State University.

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