dickinson, emily

"An exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Emily Dickinson, whose poetry is known for its emotional depth as well as its unconventional rhythms and structure"--Provided by publisher.

Emily Dickinson’s words may be well known to students, but they may know very little of her quiet solitary life. This text positions her work within the political climate in which she lived, the culture and expectations for an educated young woman of the day, and discusses what it meant to be a poet during the American Civil War. Through critical analysis of her themes, language, and style and direct quotations from Dickinson’s many correspondences, readers will learn how to think about and understand the works of Emily Dickinson.

Contains a collection of letters Emily Dickinson wrote to her friends and family between 1845 and 1886.

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Emily Dickinson, whose poetry is known for its emotional depth as well as its unconventional rhythms and structure"--.

The only sibling left in the Dickinson house in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the winter of 1849, Emily gets a dog who becomes her constant companion and who is featured in some of the poems she writes. Includes brief notes on the life and work of Emily Dickinson.

Examines the life and writings of Emily Dickinson.

A biography of nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson, focusing on her lifelong struggle with religious belief, and relating her personal development--as it can be charted through her writings--to what is known of the politics, and religious, social, and intellectual history of her times.

Presents more than three hundred poems and approximately one hundred letters by nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson.