Emily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn, and in later years became known as a recluse. Only seven of her poems were published during her lifetime. After Emily's death in 1886, her sister discovered the bulk of her poems and began publishing them, thus establishing Emily Dickinson as one of the greatest poets of the English language.
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In "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" Emily Dickinson notes, "How dreary to be somebody." Perhaps Dickinson's desire for anonymity was the driving force behind both her retreat into seclusion and her decision to keep secret an immense body of work (some 1,775 poems were discovered after her death). Two of her favorite themes, nature and loss, appear repeatedly in this collection, which includes "Each That We Lose Takes Part of Us," "Requiem," "Gone," and several floral-themed works ("The Tulip," "With Flowers," and "My Rose," to name a few). These beautiful poems are well read by a number of talented actors, including Glenda Jackson, Amy Irving, Meryl Streep, and Alfre Woodard. Of the three volumes in this series, this is perhaps the most moving. (Running time: 45 minutes, 1 cassette) --C.B. Delaney
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If there were ever a poet whose work begged to be heard, it would be Dickinson. Depending upon the reader, rhymes and metrics can be emphasized or glossed over, giving words more freedom than they have on the page. The numerous voices reading here (including Meryl Streep, Sharon Stone, and Melissa Manchester) stress the varied emotions that exist or can be read into Dickinson's work: from anger to complacency to the supersweet voice one uses for nursery rhymes. One hundred poems, no matter how short they are, give listeners a substantial entrance into the work of any poet (though Dickinson is now credited with authoring more than 1700 poems). The editors have reached beyond the much-anthologized pieces and even those usually included in "selected" volumes, presenting a sampling that displays the wide range of Dickinson's concerns and insights. Background music seems an overstatement at times, but it serves to smooth over the gaps among the different voices. Recommended for most public libraries. Rochelle Ratner, formerly with "Soho Weekly News," New York
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Music background is too distracting.,
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This review is from: Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson (Audio Cassette)
Good readings, but the producer apparently felt the poetry can not stand on its own and added background music throughout. It distracts terribly from the music, and never has any relation in mood to the poetry. Avoid this tape.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The delivery is as smooth as Emily's poems,
By Charles Corry (YANTIS, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson, Vol. 2 (Ultimate Classics) (Audio Cassette)
If you like Emily Dickenson (and I do) you will love this audio cassette. The readers include Meryl Streep, Sharon Stone, and other great female talents. They read the poems with style and a subtility that matches the work of the poet. After hearing the presentations, I came away feeling that the poems were studied by the readers and for the most part understood and delivered accordingly. Thumbs up!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Readings, But NOT the Poems Listed on the CD,
This review is from: Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson (Audio CD)
These witty, sly, despairing performances breathe new life and new perspectives into the poems and the poet. Unfortunately, the poems listed on the back of the CD are NOT the poems you hear on the CD, which makes it difficult to know which actress is reading and exactly what she is reading. It's also impossible to directly access a poem directly --- everything falls under a 45 minute Track 1. Finally, this is Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson, Volume 3. What happened to Volumes 1 and 2? I saw them once as cassettes, but never as CDs.
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