| Description |
xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A heritage of poets and the literary tradition -- "This--Was a poet": Emmily Dickinson and nineteenth-century publishing standards -- "Feet so precious charged": Dickinson, Sigourney, and the child elegy -- "Alabaster chambers": Dickinson, epitaphs, and the culture of mourning -- "Paradise persuaded": Dickson, Osgood, and the language of flowers -- "Fame of myself": Dickinson, Jackson, and the question of female authorship -- Seeing "New Englandly": Dickinson and nineteenth-century American women's poetry. |
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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American poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Contemporaries.
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| ISBN |
0874518385 alkaline paper |
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