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This page intentionally left blank TheCambridgeCompaniontoEmilyDickinson Emily Dickinson, one of the most important American poets of the nine- teenth century, remains an intriguing and fascinating writer. The Cambridge CompaniontoEmilyDickinsonincludeselevennewessaysbyaccomplished Dickinson scholars. They cover Dickinson’s biography, publication history, poetic themes and strategies, and her historical and cultural contexts. As a womanpoet,Dickinson’sliterarypersonahasbecomeincrediblyresonantin the popular imagination. She has been portrayed as singular, enigmatic, and eveneccentric.Atthesametime,Dickinsoniswidelyacknowledgedasoneof thefoundersofAmericanpoetry,aninnovativepre-modernistpoetaswellas a rebellious and courageous woman. This volume introduces new and prac- ticed readers to a variety of critical responses to Dickinson’s poetry andlife, andprovidesseveralvaluabletoolsforstudents,includingachronologyand suggestionsforfurtherreading. 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CONTENTS Notesoncontributors pageix Acknowledgments xiii Chronology xiv Abbreviationsforfrequentlycitedworks xvi Introduction 1 wendy martin biography and publication history 1 TheEmilyDickinsonwars 11 betsy erkkila 2 EmilyDickinsonandtheAmericanSouth 30 christopher benfey 3 SusanandEmilyDickinson:theirlives,inletters 51 martha nell smith poetic strategies and themes 4 EmilyDickinsonandpoeticstrategy 77 wendy barker 5 EmilyDickinson’sexistentialdramas 91 fred d. white 6 PerformancesofgenderinDickinson’spoetry 107 suzanne juhasz and cristanne miller 7 EmilyDickinson:beinginthebody 129 shira wolosky vii contents 8 EmilyDickinsonandtheGothicinFascicle16 142 daneen wardrop cultural contexts 9 EmilyDickinsonandpopularculture 167 david s. reynolds 10 EmilyDickinsonandclass 191 domhnall mitchell 11 EmilyDickinsonandherAmericanwomenpoetpeers 215 paula bernat bennett Selectbibliography 236 Index 245 viii
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