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Swedish / Svenska
- GenresPoetry
149 pages, Paperback
Published October 23, 2012
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Emily Dickinson
1,559 books6,857 followersEmily Dickinson was an American poet who, despite the fact that less than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime, is widely considered one of the most original and influential poets of the 19th century.
Dickinson was born to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.
Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime.The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation.Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends.
Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886—when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems—that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, both of whom heavily edited the content.
A complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. Despite unfavorable reviews and skepticism of her literary prowess during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider Dickinson to be a major American poet.
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Dickinson was born to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.
Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime.The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation.Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends.
Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886—when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems—that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, both of whom heavily edited the content.
A complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. Despite unfavorable reviews and skepticism of her literary prowess during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider Dickinson to be a major American poet.
For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/emily-di...
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October 23, 2022Ett exempel på rätt översättare till rätt poet. I såväl språk som bildvärld är Dickinson och Jäderlund besläktade:
Hennes bröst är som gjort för pärlor,Tycker gott att boken hade kunnat få vara tvåspråkig.
Men jag var ingen "Dykare"
January 25, 2021
Jag har inte läst Dickinson tidigare, och förbluffas över hur modern hon känns. Men de ämnen och teman hon skriver om är universella: livet och döden, relationer, identitet och kommunikation. Bäst gillar jag de ”små” dikterna, de som är som avskalade aforismer.
July 16, 2020
Denna samling av Emily Dickinsons dikter på svenska är en port till flera litterära lager. Läsarens betraktelser, diktens format och översättarens val av system (att översätta så rakt som möjligt utan minsta syntaktiska omarbetningar) lyckas väcka frågor och dimensioner i vår ofta fixerade syn på objekt och texter. Är inte den direkta översättningen vårt första försök att tolka verkligheten i ett annat språk? Den första impulsen verkar vara den mest uttrycksfulla. Jag funderar vidare.
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January 29, 2022
Fin och kul att läsa något av Emily Dickinson däremot kändes det bara som en massa ord i meningar och det var kanske 1 av 100 dikter som fick mig att känna något. Hmm snabbläst men svår att tycka om.
December 20, 2023
Snygg och enkel poesi från Dickinson, med några verser som jag riktigt älskade. Tyvärr borde jag nog ha läst den på engelska, för vissa av översättningarna verkade… platta, direktöversatta. Om jag läser om den kommer det va på engelska, och då får den kanske fyra stjärnor istället.
Inte alla dikter fick mig att häpna heller, men jag rekommenderar ändå samlingen till folk som kanske gillar mer enkelt skriven, halv-mysterisk poesi.
Very hard-hitting poetry and some true gems hidden in the thicket. Unfortunately I think it would have done itself better in its original language (the formatting and sentence structure in Swedish seems a little stilted, as if some verses or poems were translated directly.) so I will reread it in English next time. Perhaps that would bump it up to a four star.
Not all poems blew me away either, either cause they were very simple or just not to my taste — but I would not hesitate to recommend it to someone who likes half mysterious half simple poetry.
Inte alla dikter fick mig att häpna heller, men jag rekommenderar ändå samlingen till folk som kanske gillar mer enkelt skriven, halv-mysterisk poesi.
Very hard-hitting poetry and some true gems hidden in the thicket. Unfortunately I think it would have done itself better in its original language (the formatting and sentence structure in Swedish seems a little stilted, as if some verses or poems were translated directly.) so I will reread it in English next time. Perhaps that would bump it up to a four star.
Not all poems blew me away either, either cause they were very simple or just not to my taste — but I would not hesitate to recommend it to someone who likes half mysterious half simple poetry.
February 7, 2021
Nej vet du vad.
May 5, 2023
I thought this was a wonderful collection of poems and I’m so glad I’ve finally read something by Emily Dickinson. Her style often felt like a glimpse into her brain and I loved being immersed in her writing.
January 2, 2016
Många bra dikter men inte riktigt min typ av bildspråk ändå. Mycket natur, speciellt blommor, och en del religiösa anspelningar. Otroligt spännande att hon var så före sin tid dock med halvrim och radindelning.
November 14, 2012
Första gången jag läser Emily Dickinson... och jag plockade upp boken för att ha något "lätt" att läsa på tåget.
Vackra dikter.
Vackra dikter.
November 23, 2015
Gillar rytmen takt otakt.
Poesi är knepigt ibland, ofta.
Känner mig som alltid urdum när jag inte förstår!
Poesi är knepigt ibland, ofta.
Känner mig som alltid urdum när jag inte förstår!
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