The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson
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Part of Cambridge Introductions to Literature
- Author: Wendy Martin, Claremont Graduate School, California
- Date Published: March 2007
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521672702
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Emily Dickinson is best known as an intensely private, even reclusive writer. Yet the way she has been mythologised has meant her work is often misunderstood. This introduction delves behind the myth to present a poet who was deeply engaged with the issues of her day. In a lucid and elegant style, the book places her life and work in the historical context of the Civil War, the suffrage movement, and the rapid industrialisation of the United States. Wendy Martin explores the ways in which Dickinson's personal struggles with romantic love, religious faith, friendship and community shape her poetry. The complex publication history of her works, as well as their reception, is teased out, and a guide to further reading is included. Dickinson emerges not only as one of America's finest poets, but also as a fiercely independent intellect and an original talent writing poetry far ahead of her time.
Read more- Emphasises the importance of historical context for understanding Dickinson's work
- Features close analysis of major themes in her work such as love, death, nature
- Includes reading suggestions for further study
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- Date Published: March 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521672702
- length: 160 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 156 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.24kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Life
2. Context
3. Works
4. Reception
Guide to further reading
Index.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Introduction to American Literature
- Major Author Studies
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