"So has a daisy vanished" : Emily Dickinson and tuberculosis /

"Examines the ways in which Dickinson's literary style was affected by her experiences with tuberculosis. An in-depth discussion on 73 of Dickinson's poems provides readers with a fresh perspective on her notoriously shut-in lifestyle, her complicated relationship with the tuberculosi...

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Main Author: Mamunes, George, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
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Summary:"Examines the ways in which Dickinson's literary style was affected by her experiences with tuberculosis. An in-depth discussion on 73 of Dickinson's poems provides readers with a fresh perspective on her notoriously shut-in lifestyle, her complicated relationship with the tuberculosis-stricken Benjamin Franklin Newton, and the possible real-life inspirations for her "terror since September.""--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 199 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.
"Dickinson poems used in this work": pages 171-173.
ISBN:9780786432271 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786432276 (pbk. : alk. paper)