Great Poets : Emily Dickinson [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Emily Dickinson (Author), Teresa Gallagher (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Great Poets | Publication Date: February 5, 2008

Though principally known as the miniaturist in American poetry, Emily Dickinson produced a remarkably wide body of work - some concentrating on acute observations and some on bons mots. Full of wit and sensitivity, she generally appears in anthologies but this generous collection shows that she is a poet to be taken seriously.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Teresa Gallagher gives Emily Dickinson a New England voice that succeeds in conveying the poet's distinctive duality: her gentle, mystical other-worldliness underscored by a resolute strength... Does the 'door ajar' shut her out or invite her in? Is the 'realm of you' Heaven or some paradise of earthly love? Even though recurrent themes are death and self-denial, the mood is airy and buoyant, like the angel's wings Dickinson imagines she wears. - Rachel Redford, The Sunday Times

From AudioFile

Teresa Gallagher has an agile voice and the delicate articulation necessary for interpreting the finely crafted poems of Emily Dickinson. Gallagher performs the poems with a simplicity and clarity that allow their beauty to flourish. However, Dickinson did not title her poems, so Gallagher does not have that convention as a way to mark the beginning of each work. Too often, there is not a long enough pause between poems, and without attention to the liner notes the poems can blur into each other. Nonetheless, the 99 poems selected from Dickinson's canon of over one thousand are a choice presentation highlighted by Gallagher's skillful performance. This production is a pleasurable retreat into Dickinson's imaginary world. R.F. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD: 1 pages
• Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks; Collectors edition (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9626348569
• ISBN-13: 978-9626348567
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,240,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)