The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems

The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems art book / coffee table book

Hardback. Editor(s): Bervin, Jen; Werner, Marta L.
Published by New Directions
272 pages
Dimension: 305 x 245 x 32
Weight in Grams: 1644
Very good condition

The Gorgeous Nothings — the first full-colour facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts ever to appear — is a deluxe edition of her late writings, presenting this crucially important, experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes.

A never-before-possible glimpse into the process of one of our most important poets.The book presents all the envelope writings — 52 — reproduced life-size in full colour both front and back, with an accompanying transcription to aid in the reading, allowing us to enjoy this little-known but important body of Dickinson’s writing.

Envisioned by the artist Jen Bervin and made possible by the extensive research of the Dickinson scholar Marta L. Werner, this book offers a new understanding and appreciation of the genius of Emily Dickinson.