The International Reception of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson's poetry is known and read worldwide but to date there have been no studies of her reception and influence outside America.nbsp; This collection of essays brings together international research on her reception abroad including translations, circulation and the responses of private and professional readers to her poetry in different countries.nbsp; The contributors address key translations of individual poems and lyric sequences; Dickinson's influence on other writers, poets and culture more broadly; biographical constructions of Dickinson as a poet; the political cultural and linguistic contexts of translations; and adaptations into other media.nbsp; It will appeal to all those interested in the international reception of Dickinson and nineteenth-century American literature more widely.