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Description:From the introductionMuch beloved throughout the world, Emily Dickinson was the first American poet to successfully bridge the gap between nineteenth century lyric verse -in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Ralph Waldo Emerson- and the modern free verse championed by Walt Whitman. Unlike Whitman, who simply discarded popular assumptions about rhyme, meter, and rhythm in order to pursue his own rambling muse, Dickinson pushed the limits of traditional form[...]A number of the essays included in the Greenhaven LIterary Companion to Emily Dickinson are written by poets. Occasionally the essays are accompanied by poetic tributes to Dickinson, who continues to inspire poets and critics alike. As a whole, the writers and scholars represented in this collection provide teachers and students with a range of opinions on Dickinson[...]The essays in this companion are selected and organized for [young adult] students encountering Emily Dickinson for the first time[...]Most of the essays concern a single, focused topic, either a single idea or a unique approach to a particular work. Introductions clarify and summarize the main point so that the reader will know what to expect. Interspersed within the essays, the reader will find inserts that add authenticity, supplementary information, or illustrative anecdotes. Inserts are drawn from from sources such as original letters by Dickinson and poems by the authors. Readings on Emily Dickinson gives students a wide selection of critical essays to explore a unique and complex poet.Contents- Foreward- Introduction- Emily Dickinson: A Biography- Chapter 1: Emily Dickinson: The Woman and the PoetEssays and excerpts from essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Helen McNeil, Adrienne Rich, Amy Lowell, Kathryn Whitford, Ella Gilbert Ives, John Robinson, Allen Tate- Chapter 2: Poetic AnalysisEssays and excerpts from essays by Nancy Lenz Harvey and Thomas H. Johnson, Gerhard Friedrich. John Ciardi and Caroline Hogue, Constance Rooke, Marta L. Werner.- Chapter 3: Dickinson's Poetic ThemesEssays and excerpts from essays by R. P. Blackmur, Jane Langton, Richard Wilbur, Suzanne Juhasz, Christianne Miller and Maretha Nell Smith, Sharon Cameron, Archibald MacLeish, Anand Rao Thota, Cheryl WalkerChronologyFor further researchWorks by Emily DickinsonIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Readings on Emily Dickinson (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to American Authors). To get started finding Readings on Emily Dickinson (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to American Authors), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the introductionMuch beloved throughout the world, Emily Dickinson was the first American poet to successfully bridge the gap between nineteenth century lyric verse -in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Ralph Waldo Emerson- and the modern free verse championed by Walt Whitman. Unlike Whitman, who simply discarded popular assumptions about rhyme, meter, and rhythm in order to pursue his own rambling muse, Dickinson pushed the limits of traditional form[...]A number of the essays included in the Greenhaven LIterary Companion to Emily Dickinson are written by poets. Occasionally the essays are accompanied by poetic tributes to Dickinson, who continues to inspire poets and critics alike. As a whole, the writers and scholars represented in this collection provide teachers and students with a range of opinions on Dickinson[...]The essays in this companion are selected and organized for [young adult] students encountering Emily Dickinson for the first time[...]Most of the essays concern a single, focused topic, either a single idea or a unique approach to a particular work. Introductions clarify and summarize the main point so that the reader will know what to expect. Interspersed within the essays, the reader will find inserts that add authenticity, supplementary information, or illustrative anecdotes. Inserts are drawn from from sources such as original letters by Dickinson and poems by the authors. Readings on Emily Dickinson gives students a wide selection of critical essays to explore a unique and complex poet.Contents- Foreward- Introduction- Emily Dickinson: A Biography- Chapter 1: Emily Dickinson: The Woman and the PoetEssays and excerpts from essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Helen McNeil, Adrienne Rich, Amy Lowell, Kathryn Whitford, Ella Gilbert Ives, John Robinson, Allen Tate- Chapter 2: Poetic AnalysisEssays and excerpts from essays by Nancy Lenz Harvey and Thomas H. Johnson, Gerhard Friedrich. John Ciardi and Caroline Hogue, Constance Rooke, Marta L. Werner.- Chapter 3: Dickinson's Poetic ThemesEssays and excerpts from essays by R. P. Blackmur, Jane Langton, Richard Wilbur, Suzanne Juhasz, Christianne Miller and Maretha Nell Smith, Sharon Cameron, Archibald MacLeish, Anand Rao Thota, Cheryl WalkerChronologyFor further researchWorks by Emily DickinsonIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Readings on Emily Dickinson (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to American Authors). To get started finding Readings on Emily Dickinson (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to American Authors), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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