No Romance Sold Unto
poem 669
No Romance Sold Unto - meaning Summary
Private Love Surpasses Fiction
The poem observes that no published romance can captivate a person as fully as the contemplation of their own beloved. Dickinson contrasts public, mass-produced stories with the intense private “perusal” of an individual relationship. She suggests fiction only enchants when it is small enough to permit disbelief, implying true emotional engagement arises from personal attachment rather than narrative contrivance.
Read Complete AnalysesNo Romance sold unto Could so enthrall a Man As the perusal of His Individual One ‘Tis Fiction’s When ’tis small enough To Credit ’Tisn’t true!
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