"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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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. |
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| 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) |