Approaching Emily Dickinson : critical currents and crosscurrents since 1960 /

"When Klaus Lubbers's meticulously detailed Emily Dickinson: The Critical Revolution appeared in 1968, examining Dickinson criticism from 1886 to 1962, a second revolution in Dickinson criticism was already gathering force." "In the nearly forty years since Lubbers's survey,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Fred D., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2008
Rochester, NY : 2010
Rochester, N.Y. : 2008
Series:Studies in American literature and culture Literary criticism in perspective
Studies in American literature and culture Literary criticism in perspective.
Literary criticism in perspective
Studies in American literature and culture Literary criticism in perspective.
Studies in American literature and culture Literary criticism in perspective
Studies in American literature and culture Literary criticism in perspective.
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Table of Contents:
  • Approaching Dickinson's rhetoric, poetics, and stylistics
  • Trends in Dickinson biography and biographical/psychoanalytic criticism
  • The feminist revolution in Dickinson criticism
  • The manuscripts of a non-print poet
  • Dickinson in cultural context : principal critical insights
  • Dickinson's poetic spirituality
  • Scholarship on archetypal and philosophical themes in Dickinson's poetry
  • Reassessing Dickinson's poetic project : a postmodern perspective
  • Emily Dickinson in belles lettres, music, and art
  • 1 Approaching Dickinson's Rhetoric, Poetics, and Stylistics
  • 2. Trends in Dickinson Biography and Biographical/Psychoanalytic Criticism
  • 3. The Feminist Revolution in Dickinson Criticism
  • 4. The Manuscripts of a Non-Print Poet
  • 5. Dickinson in Cultural Context: Principal Critical Insights
  • 6. Dickinson's Poetic Spirituality
  • 7. Scholarship on Archetypal and Philosophical Themes in Dickinson's Poetry
  • 8. Reassessing Dickinson's Poetic Project: A Postmodern Perspective
  • 9. Emily Dickinson in Belles Lettres, Music, and Art
  • 10. Concluding Reflections
  • Selected Editions of Emily Dickinson's Poems and Letters.
  • 1 Approaching Dickinson's Rhetoric, Poetics, and Stylistics
  • 2. Trends in Dickinson Biography and Biographical/Psychoanalytic Criticism
  • 3. The Feminist Revolution in Dickinson Criticism
  • 4. The Manuscripts of a Non-Print Poet
  • 5. Dickinson in Cultural Context: Principal Critical Insights
  • 6. Dickinson's Poetic Spirituality
  • 7. Scholarship on Archetypal and Philosophical Themes in Dickinson's Poetry
  • 8. Reassessing Dickinson's Poetic Project: A Postmodern Perspective
  • 9. Emily Dickinson in Belles Lettres, Music, and Art
  • 10. Concluding Reflections
  • Selected Editions of Emily Dickinson's Poems and Letters.
  • 1 Approaching Dickinson's Rhetoric, Poetics, and Stylistics 12
  • 2 Trends in Dickinson Biography and Biographical/Psychoanalytic Criticism 40
  • 3 The Feminist Revolution in Dickinson Criticism 64
  • 4 The Manuscripts of a Non-Print Poet 85
  • 5 Dickinson in Cultural Context: Principal Critical Insights 106
  • 6 Dickinson's Poetic Spirituality 125
  • 7 Scholarship on Archetypal and Philosophical Themes in Dickinson's Poetry 146
  • 8 Reassessing Dickinson's Poetic Project: A Postmodern Perspective 162
  • 9 Emily Dickinson in Belles Lettres, Music, and Art 176
  • Selected Editions of Emily Dickinson's Poems and Letters 193
  • Introduction
  • 1 Approaching Dickinson's rhetoric, poetics, and stylistics
  • 2. Trends in Dickinson biography and biographical/psychoanalytic criticism
  • 3. The feminist revolution in Dickinson criticism
  • 4. The manuscripts of a non-print poet
  • 5. Dickinson in cultural context: principal critical insights
  • 6. Dickinson's poetic spirituality
  • 7. Scholarship on archetypal and philosophical themes in Dickinson's poetry
  • 8. Reassessing Dickinson's poetic project: a postmodern perspective
  • 9. Emily Dickinson in belles lettres, music, and art
  • 10. Concluding reflections.