Emily Dickinson Research Paper
Emily Dickinson and Immortality
Poet and Dickinson scholar Susan Howe says that “Dickinson’s work refuses to conform to literary tradition and that she is clearly among the most innovative precursors of modernist poetry and prose (Borus).” This statement proves that Emily Dickinson was one of the most unique writers during her time. Dickinson lived a quiet life in Massachusetts but her poetry didn’t reflect that. Instead, her poems reflected an active mind interested in her surroundings (Gailey). Dickinson wrote many poems on various topics but her most famous poems explore the theme of death. Through the use of personification and symbolism, the theme of eternal life after death shows the unique and individual structure of Dickinson’s poetry …show more content…
"I Heard a Fly Buzz." A Student 's Guide to Emily Dickinson. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2005. 55-58. Print.
Evans, Robert C. "Toward Eternity: The Final Journey in Emily Dickinson 's 'Because I could not stop for Death ' ." In Bloom, Harold, ed. Death and Dying, Bloom 's Literary Themes. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= BLTDD003&SingleRecord=True
Gailey, Amanda. "Dickinson, Emily." In Barney, Brett, and Lisa Paddock, eds. Encyclopedia of American Literature: The Age of Romanticism and Realism, 1816–1895, vol. 2, Revised Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= EAmL0486&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 6, 2013).
Leiter, Sharon. " 'I heard a Fly buzz—when I died— '." Critical Companion to Emily Dickinson: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= CCED058&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 8,
Poet and Dickinson scholar Susan Howe says that “Dickinson’s work refuses to conform to literary tradition and that she is clearly among the most innovative precursors of modernist poetry and prose (Borus).” This statement proves that Emily Dickinson was one of the most unique writers during her time. Dickinson lived a quiet life in Massachusetts but her poetry didn’t reflect that. Instead, her poems reflected an active mind interested in her surroundings (Gailey). Dickinson wrote many poems on various topics but her most famous poems explore the theme of death. Through the use of personification and symbolism, the theme of eternal life after death shows the unique and individual structure of Dickinson’s poetry …show more content…
"I Heard a Fly Buzz." A Student 's Guide to Emily Dickinson. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2005. 55-58. Print.
Evans, Robert C. "Toward Eternity: The Final Journey in Emily Dickinson 's 'Because I could not stop for Death ' ." In Bloom, Harold, ed. Death and Dying, Bloom 's Literary Themes. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= BLTDD003&SingleRecord=True
Gailey, Amanda. "Dickinson, Emily." In Barney, Brett, and Lisa Paddock, eds. Encyclopedia of American Literature: The Age of Romanticism and Realism, 1816–1895, vol. 2, Revised Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= EAmL0486&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 6, 2013).
Leiter, Sharon. " 'I heard a Fly buzz—when I died— '." Critical Companion to Emily Dickinson: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. Bloom 's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= CCED058&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 8,