Emily Dickson: A Certain Slant Of Light.Emily Dickson: A Certain Slant Of Light Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December 2, 1925) is a distinguished American stage, screen, and television actress. She has won five Tony Awards and three Emmy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. She is a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Monterey Media Inc. 566 St. Charles Drive, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , CA 91360-3901 #313322 $24.95 www.montereymedia.com 1-800-424-2593 Emily Dickinson was a gifted poet whose work has been appreciated from the time of her contemporaries down to the present day. Her poetry is filled with passion and descriptions of places and emotions which she (seldom leaving her home in Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. At the 2000 census, the population was 34,874. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. ) could not have experienced first hand--but which resonate with experience none the less. The answer is that Emily Dickinson was one of those rare poets who traveled through an inner world of words, dreams and ideas which she was able to convey to others through the medium of words. Starring the award-winning actress Julie Harris as the fabled poetess and directed by Jean Mudge, "Emily Dickson: A Certain Slant Of Light" faithfully recreates Emily's personality and literary genius by reciting poetry in various settings that include Amherst College Amherst College, at Amherst, Mass.; founded 1821 as a college for men, coeducational since 1975. A liberal arts institution, Amherst maintains a cooperative program with Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the Univ. of Massachusetts. , Mount Holyoke Mount Holyoke (elevation 940'/286m) is the western-most peak of the Mount Holyoke Range located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts and is the namesake of nearby Mount Holyoke College. Origin of name The mountain was named after Elizur Holyoke. Seminary, the town cemetery next door to Emily's childhood home, and on beautiful grounds providing a commanding views from the shores of the Connecticut River. Also very highly recommended from Monterey Media for personal, academic, and community library DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. collections are other newly released productions showcasing literary classics and their authors including Estelle Parsons, Sylvia Sidney, and Paul Newman in "Come Along With Me" (#308462, $24.95); Sean Young in "Under The Biltmore Clock" (#347132, $24.95); Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken in "#300612, $24.95); and Fred Gwynne in "Any Friend Of Nicholas Nickleby Is A Friend Of Mine" (#300602, $24.95). |
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