two remarkable women and the legacy of America's greatest poet
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Dobrow, Julie
- Publish Year
- 2018
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2018 - B
- Thesaurus
- literatuur, poëzie, schrijvers, Verenigde Staten, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Despite Emily Dickinson’s world renown, the story of the two women most responsible for her posthumous publication, Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter Millicent Todd Bingham, has remained in the shadows of the archives. A portrait of women who refused to be confined by the social mores of their era, this book explores Mabel and Millicent’s complex bond, as well as the powerful literary legacy they shared. Mabel’s tangled relationships with the Dickinsons, including a thirteen-year extramarital relationship with Emily’s brother, Austin, roiled the small town of Amherst, Massachusetts. After Emily’s death, Mabel’s connection to the family led her to the enormous trove of poems Emily left behind.