When it comes to the poets of the nineteenth century, a name that is recognized is that of “Emily Dickinson.” It cannot be denied that she was a very innovative poet of her time but everyone would agree that she was an insensitive woman. Describing his life in words does not make our task much easier, but seeing his life pass through the screen, in front of our eyes, is something different.
“The Beauty of Amherst” was a 1976 work that showed the life of Emily Dickinson, making use of all available documents, to highlight her life, her relationships with other people, the moments of pain and joy that she found. The play lasts 90 minutes and was a live broadcast of a one-woman performance, so the only star in the entire play was “Julie Harris,” who played the character of Emily Dickinson and the others on the show. construction site.
When the play begins, the audience is invited to Dickinson’s house, and Emily is seen as a fifty-year-old lady, still having the innocence and vibe of a little girl. The discussion of her special black cake recipe is interrupted when Emily takes a trip to her memory and tells her about her life, introducing herself as a poet, who has the ambition to write poetry under her own name, informs the audience that she has he versed and published seven poems under an anonymous name. As Emily begins to speak, seamlessly slipping in and out of her past, she doesn’t hesitate to familiarize the audience with all of her family members. As you bring back memories, your previous life is revealed like an open book. She slowly overtakes each member of her family, talks about her brother Austin with much enthusiasm and affection, her sister Lavinia is described as the one who cared for her as an older sister should, Emily shows mixed expressions towards her father, and finally appears to be reserved about her mother, she only expresses superficial details about her.
As the play nears its final end, Emily expresses her unfinished goal in life to have her verses read under her own name and to spread her words to people around the world. Emily also states how Professor Higginson’s critical analysis of her poetry left her heart broken, but did not give up her hopes. When the play comes to an end, she invites the audience to visit her at another time to listen to her poetry and even to comment on the recipe for the black cake.
This movie has really stood out and brought in a perfect picture of a really responsive Emily Dickinson. Emily has written approximately over 1,500 poems and displaying all of her poetry in one film would not be humanly possible. However, The Belle of Amherst has done enough justice to bring audiences a full account of Emily Dickinson’s nature and character, her past endeavors, her family and friends, and shows her as a still determined woman who is still anxious. for writing even more. poetry, this time with his own name.
Emily Dickinson, who was born on December 10, 1830, was the granddaughter of Samuel Dickinson, a man who founded Amherst College. So it is very clear that she came from a scholarly family, she is described as a very civilized girl, Emily at a young age showed that she liked “moosic”, it is what she called the piano at a young age that she had an endowment particular. As Emily grew up she got to know the verses of William Wordsworth, Benjamin Franklin Newton, a good friend of her father, was the man whose influence led Emily to the field of poetry and led to her career in it, he always spoke of Newton as your mentor.
In her poetry, Emily brought together many themes, including flowery gardens, where she is seen immersed in a dream land, a fantasy. These poems were the real expressions of her emotions, many of her poems were addressed to a certain lord or teacher, it could be assumed that he was one of Emily’s loved ones. Emily was familiar with the Bible from a young age, so many of her verses reflect gospel-inspired themes.
The few works of Emily that made it to publication were edited often, Emily’s verses were truly unique, they did not follow the usual poetic rules of that time. Emily Dickinson broke all those boundaries by writing untitled poems, which had no rhyme and contained exceptionally unique punctuation. Emily continued to write poetry in private, fewer of her works were actually published, the ones that were also not under her name, and although the closed ones were aware of her writing abilities, Emily made a name for herself after her death in 1886.
Amherst’s Beauty was a roughly 90-minute play by William Luce, directed by Charles Nelson Reilly. Julie Harris played 15 different characters in the play, which was truly amazing and earned her a Tony Award in the Best Actress category for the play.
Julia Ann Harris was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to a nurse, Elise L., and a banker, William Pickett Harris. Julie Harris has had a very successful career in which she won five Tony Awards and three Emmys, which were well deserved. Julie starred in some famous films such as East of Eden (1955), Reflections in A Golden Eye (1967), her most notable role may well be that of Emily Dickinson in this work that we are discussing. Julie Harris was the perfect choice to play Emily Dickinson, bringing new life to the character of the famous 19th century poet.
The play has been described by many as a perfect combination of Emily Dickinson’s poetry in the dialogues of the play, one could simply close one’s eyes and still be entertained by the flow of poetry alongside the dialogues. The work is available on DVD and is a must if you want to enrich your eyes and mind with a sample of the biography of Emily Dickinson, a name that will endure with her poetry. So don’t miss out on this, it would make a great addition to a movie collection and enhance students’ view, if played on campus, of Emily Dickinson’s character.