The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) - Softcover

Martin, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521672708 ISBN 13: 9780521672702

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

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).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521672708
• ISBN 13: 9780521672702
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160