I Never Came to You in White - Softcover

Farr, Judith

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9780395874424: I Never Came to You in White

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ISBN 10: 0395874424 ISBN 13: 9780395874424

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1997

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A fictional account of the life of Emily Dickinson takes the form of letters written by the poet at seventeen and by others who knew her, including her editor, her sister, and a man known only as "Master"

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Review:

Judith Farr, the author of The Passion of Emily Dickinson and the editor of Emily Dickinson: A Collection of Critical Essays takes a great risk in her first novel I Never Came to You in White, which is, for all intents and purposes, a fictionalized biography of Dickinson. But Farr is on solid ground. Focusing on Dickinson's teen years, Farr recreates through fictional letters the mid-19th-century world the poet inhabited. The device allows Farr to explore questions of Dickinson's sexuality and faith. The result is a novel that offers an intriguing and insightful glimpse into the life of a poet whose eccentricity and genius have made her an elusive subject for those who have studied her life and read her work.

About the Author:

Judith Farr, professor of English at Georgetown University, is also the author of the definitive study The Passion of Emily Dickerson.

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