This Companion to America’s greatest woman poet showcases the diversity and excellence that characterize the thriving field of Dickinson studies. Covers biographical approaches of Dickinson, the historical, political and cultural contexts of her work, and its critical reception over the years Considers issues relating to the different formats in which Dickinson’s lyrics have been published - manuscript, print, halftone and digital facsimile Provides incisive interventions into current critical discussions, as well as opening up fresh areasof critical inquiry Features new work being done in the critique of nineteenth-century American poetry generally, as well as new work being done in Dickinson studies Designed to be used alongside the Dickinson Electronic Archives, anonline resource developed over the past ten years Martha Nell Smith is Professor of English and Founding Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities at the University of Maryland. Her numerous publications include three award-winning books: Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters to Susan Dickinson (1998), Comic Power in Emily Dickinson (1993), Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson (1992) and over 30 journal articles. The recipient of numerous awards for her work on Dickinson and in new media, Smith is also Coordinator and Executive Editor of the Dickinson Electronic Archives projects at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia. Mary Loeffelholz is Professor and Special Advisor to the President for Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University. She is the author of From School to Salon: Reading Nineteenth-Century American Women’s Poetry (2004), Experimental Lives: Women and Literature, 1900-1945 (1992), Dickinson and the Boundaries of Feminist Theory (1991), and of a number of essays on nineteenth-century American poetry and culture. She is also editor of Studies in American Fiction and of Volume D, Between the Wars: 1914-1945 in the seventh edition of the Norton Anthology of AmericanLiterature. Martha Nell Smith is Professor of English and Founding Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities at the University of Maryland. Her numerous publications include three award-winning books - Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Dickinson (1998), Comic Powerin Emily Dickinson (1993), Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson (1992) -and over 30 journal articles. The recipient of numerous awards for her work on Dickinson and in new media, Smith is also Coordinator and Executive Editor of the Dickinson Electronic Archives projects at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia. Mary Loeffelholz is Professor and Special Advisor to the President for Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University. She is the author of From School to Salon: Reading Nineteenth-Century American Women's Poetry (2004), Experimental Lives: Women and Literature, 1900-1945 (1992), Dickinson and the Boundaries of Feminist Theory (1991), and of a number of essays on nineteenth-century American poetry and culture. She is also editor of Studies in American Fiction and of Volume D, Between the Wars: 1914-1945 in the seventh edition of the Norton Anthology of American Literature. INDICE: Notes on Contributors. Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Sources. Introduction: Martha Nell Smith and Mary Loeffelholz. Part I: Biography - the Myth of 'the Myth': 1. Architecture of the Unseen: Aife Murray. 2. Fracturing a Master Narrative, Reconstructing 'Sister Sue': Ingrid Satelmajer (Universityof Maryland, College Park). 3. Public, Private Spheres: What Reading Emily Dickinson's Mail Taught me about Civil Wars: Martha Nell Smith (University of Maryland). 4. 'Pretty much all real life': The Material World of the Dickinson Family: Jane Wald (Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts). Part II: The Civil War - Historical and Political Contexts: 5. 'Drums off the Phantom Battlements': Dickinson's War Poems in Discursive Context: Faith Barrett (Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin). 6. The Eagle's Eye: Dickinson's View of Battle: Renee Bergland (Simmons College, Boston). 7. 'How News Must Feel When Traveling': Dickinson and Civil War Media: Eliza Richards (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Part III: Cultural Contexts - Literature, Philosophy,Theology, Science: 8. Really Indigenous Productions: Emily Dickinson, Josiah Holland, and Nineteenth-Century Popular Verse: Mary Loeffelholz (Northeastern University). 9. Thinking Dickinson Thinking Poetry: Virginia Jackson (Tufts University). 10. Dickinson and the Exception: Max Cavitch (University of Pennsylvania). 11. Dickinson's Uses of Spiritualism: The 'Nature' of Democratic Belief: Paul Crumbley (Utah State University). 12. 'Forever - is Composed of Nows -': Emily Dickinson's Conception of Time': Gudrun M. Grabher (University of Innsbruck, Austria). 13. God's Place in Dickinson's Ecology: Nancy Mayer (Northwest Missouri State University). Part IV: Textual Conditions: Manuscripts, Printings, Digital Surrogates: 14. Auntie Gus Felled It New: Tim Morris (University of Texas at Arlington). 15. Reading Dickinson in Her Context: The Fascicles:Eleanor Elson Heginbotham (Concordia University Saint Paul). 16. The Poetics of Interruption: Dickinson, Death, and the Fascicles: Alexandra Socarides (University of Missouri-Columbia). 17. Climates of the Creative Process: Dickinson's Epistolary Journal: Connie Ann Kirk (Mansfield University, Pennsylvania). 18. Hearing the Visual Lines: How Manuscript Study Can Contribute to an Understanding of Dickinson's Prosody: Ellen Louise Hart with Sandra Chung (Universityof California at Santa Cruz). 19. 'The Thews of Hymn': Dickinson's Metrical Grammar: Michael L. Manson (American University). 20. 'Dickinson's Structured Rhythms': Cristanne Miller (University at Buffalo, SUNY). 21. A Digital Regiving: Editing the Sweetest Messages in the Dickinson Electronic Archives: Tanya Clement (University of Maryland). 22. Editing Dickinson in an Electronic Environment: Lara Vetter (University of North Carolina at Charlotte). Part V: Poetry& Media - Dickinson's Legacies: 23. 'Dare you see a soul at the White Heat?':Thoughts on a 'Little Home-keeping Person': Sandra M. Gilbert (University of California, Davis). 24. Re-Playing the Bible: My Emily Dickinson: Alicia Ostriker. 25. 'For Flash and Click and Suddenness-': Emily Dickinson and the Photography-Effect: Marta L. Werner.26 'Zero to the Bone': Thelonious Monk, Emily Dickinson, and the Rhythms of Modernism: Joshua Weiner (University of Maryland).Index of First Lines. Index of Letters of Emily Dickinson. Index
- ISBN: 978-1-405-12280-1
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Desconocida
- Páginas: 544
- Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés