Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Collectible Editions) by Emily Dickinson
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Web ID: 14421862An Insult.
This book inexplicably pulls all the poems from outdated texts. The flow of her poetry is completely disrupted. Entire stanzas are butchered. Heartbreaking lines have had their words changed entirely. This is not Dickinson; the fact that this is sold as such is an insult to her and an insult to readers. She deserves better. YOU deserve better.
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Great book, made with flexi-leather, made with gold gilded pages.
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I bought this one for myself. Very Nice.
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Beautiful cover
Loved the design of the cover and leather to the touch. Carry on book. Would have loved to have how it was originally written. Cute
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Butchered Poetry and Type-Os
Emily Dickinson uses many dashes in her poetry. So many in fact, they appear in nearly EVERY line. It adds the pauses necessary for reading her poetry as it is meant to be. This book leaves out every single dash, ruining every single poem. This is a book of butchered poetry.
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This is not a hardcover
I ordered this book that was sold as a “hardcover bonded leather” and I expected a hardcover book. This is a flexibound edition with a leathery texture. The cover is fancy and the pages are gold-edged. There are no illustrations or fancy text designs etc. in the book. Her poetry isn’t the question but I was disappointed in this edition because I wanted a hardcover book.
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Poems are edited
This book uses edited versions of Dickinson's poems. The four publications this book pulls from are dated between 1891 and 1915. Dickinson's poems were known for being unique for her time, and the fact that this book uses edited versions is an insult to the poet. One of my favorite poems is missing the whole last stanza! Would not recommend buying.
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