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Emily Dickinson as a Second Language

Demystifying the Poetry

Greg Mattingly Cindy Dickinson

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English
McFarland & Co Inc
30 August 2018
"Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) wrote in 19th century American English and referenced long-vanished cultural contexts. A ""private poet,"" she created her own vocabulary, and many of her poems have quite specific local and personal connections. Twenty-first century readers may find her poetry elusive and challenging.

Promoting a richer appreciation of Dickinson's work for a modern audience, this book explores unfamiliar aspects of her language and her world."
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Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   322g
ISBN:   9781476666556
ISBN 10:   1476666555
Pages:   174
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Cindy Dickinson Preface Introduction One. Words to Lift Your Hat To Forgotten Words and Meanings from 19th-Century America The Language of Home Victorian Flower Language Coining Her Own Words Two. New England Pictures of an Agricultural Community Feeling the Cycles of the Seasons The Railroad Comes to Town Three. The Private Poet Circumference North, South, East and West Latitude, Degree, Meridian Film Physiognomy Dickinson’s Italic Four. The Second Great Awakening Emily Dickinson’s Religious Heritage Early Struggles The Language of the Church Signs and Emblems Argument from Design Five. The King James Version Biblical Allusion, Christian Typology and a Pagan Goddess The Vail The Book of Revelation Some Very Different Crowns The Symbolic White Intimate with the Gospels Six. The Poem in Context “My Friends are my Estate” Life in Amherst The Great White Plague The American Civil War The Trove, the Herbarium and the Vault Seven. Secrets of the Temple: Specialized Vocabularies The Law, Commerce and Politics The Language of Science Eight. The Language of Intimacy It’s Like She’s Talking Directly to Me! Conversational Style The Omitted Center Words Beyond Words Nine. The Poet’s Toolbox “If no mistake you have made, losing you are” Double Duty Words A Poet’s License Sweet Torment and Sumptuous Despair A Turn at the End Afterword Appendix A Appendix B Chapter Notes Bibliography Index of First Lines General Index

Greg Mattingly is a retired corporate education and training professional living in the town of Orange, in central Massachusetts. He has been a guide on the staff of the Emily Dickinson Museum, in Amherst Massachusetts, since 2010 and a contributing member of the Emily Dickinson International Society since 2008.

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