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Death and dying in the poetry of Emily Dickinson

by Claudia Durst Johnson

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"Volume explores the poetry of Emily Dickinson through the lens of issues of death and dying. Coverage includes: an examination of Dickinson's life and her experiences with death/attitudes of death during her lifetime, issues of death and dying in Dickinson's poetry; whether these issues are autobiographical, contemporary issues related to death and dying including issues related to grief and death with dignity" --from the publisher.

Death in literatureCriticism and interpretationDickinson, emily, 1830-1886