Крехки небеса

by Emily Dickinson, Емили Дикинсън, Атанас Далчев (Translator)

Genres: Poetry

312 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Emily 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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Reviews

[Mihaella T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

почти няма поема, която да не съм отбелязала - абсолютно влюбена съм в дикинсън

[Stanislava Spasova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Тази книга е като прозорец към тишината. В „Крехки небеса“ думите на Емили Дикинсън звучат с онзи особен шепот, който не изисква разбиране, а само усещане.

Преводът е удивително фин. Той не се стреми да украси, а да запази деликатността на оригинала. Всеки стих е пренесен с внимание и уважение, без да се изгуби онази крехка тайнственост, която прави Дикинсън неповторима.

Това е книга, към която се връщам, когато имам нужда от малко светлина — не ярка, а мека, човешка. „Крехки небеса“ не ме утешава, а просто ми припомня колко красиво може да звучи мълчанието.

536
Сърцето търси първо удоволствие —
а после да не го боли —
а после малките упойки — със които страданията да понамали —
а после да заспи — да спи за дълго —
а после, че ще бъде най-добре —
щом иска неговият Инквизитор —
да има свободата да умре.

1862г.


407
Ако моженето беше равно на желанието — критерият би бил неважен.
Върховното в езика е —
безсилието да изкаже.

1862г.

67
Когато го няма успехът,
успехът най-много услажда —
за да схванеш нектара,
трябва жестока жажда.
И цялата алена армия,
която под знамето крачи,
не би разбрала победата —
какво тя точно значи, —
както я разбира битият,
в чието ухо запретено
удря ехото на триумфа —
болно и определено.

1859г.