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Wed, 06-30-10 - 7:36am by CarleneK
Lives like loaded guns
The poet, Emily Dickinson, is often described as a myth. The strange stories surrounding this unique writer create an enigmatic image. This image, it seems, attributes to Emily Dickinson’s cult of followers. The consistent haze of facts that surrounds this author, who is sometimes considered a recluse, makes it hard for anyone to see a picture of her that isn’t blurry, or contrived.
I am currently reading a book that illuminates the life of Emily Dickinson as well as the people who are in her life. It is often more concentrated on them, as much of the book is spent discussing occurrences and turbulent relationships of the characters of Emily’s ntimacy many years before and after her death.
This book, “Lives like Loaded Guns” by Lyndall Gordon attempts to objectively describe the many feuds that occurred in relation to Ms. Dickinson. However, the reader still gets the idea that the truth is hard to come by—to no fault of Ms. Gordon’s, but merely because the interesting players in the life of Emily’s agendas seem to stand in the way of truth. Misinformation and faulty discourse seem to be trickling in from every direction. The constant mystery of this woman whose words speak to so many perhaps make her work all the more appealing.
I am currently reading a book that illuminates the life of Emily Dickinson as well as the people who are in her life. It is often more concentrated on them, as much of the book is spent discussing occurrences and turbulent relationships of the characters of Emily’s ntimacy many years before and after her death.
This book, “Lives like Loaded Guns” by Lyndall Gordon attempts to objectively describe the many feuds that occurred in relation to Ms. Dickinson. However, the reader still gets the idea that the truth is hard to come by—to no fault of Ms. Gordon’s, but merely because the interesting players in the life of Emily’s agendas seem to stand in the way of truth. Misinformation and faulty discourse seem to be trickling in from every direction. The constant mystery of this woman whose words speak to so many perhaps make her work all the more appealing.
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