Abstract
If we could hear how people spoke in the past, would we perceive the same kind of poetry? Reconstructing Emily Dickinson's original pronunciation of nineteenth-century New England, this essay casts new light on how the poet could have sounded her own verses and how her famous “slant” rhymes have been misheard.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 345-379 |
| Journal | The New England Quarterly |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2024 |
Keywords
- Emily Dickinson
- American literature
- New England pronunciation
- Historical linguistics