Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Martin is Professor of American Literature and American Studies at Claremont Graduate University, California and the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Emily Dickinson (Cambridge, 2002). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This introduction delves behind the myth of the reclusive Emily Dickinson to present a poet who was deeply engaged with the issues of her day. Wendy Martin explores how Dickinson's personal struggles with love! faith! friendship and community shape her poetry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Life; 2. Context; 3. Works; 4. Reception; Guide to further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Martin, Martin Wendy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2007
• EAN: 9780521856706
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85670-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Lit; Cambridge Introductions to Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets