A Historical Guide to Emily Dickinson

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From: The Virginia Quarterly Review
Date: 20041001
Author:White, Melissa

A Historical Guide to Emily Dickinson, edited by Vivian R. Pollak. Oxford, April 2004. $19.95

This recent collection of original essays will be helpful for the student or researcher new to Dickinson studies, as well as reminding veterans of important scholarship both past and present. The editor's introduction provides the case for historicizing Dickinson, long a darling of both spurious biographical readings and New Critical orthodoxy. Pollak and Marianne Noble provide a biographical sketch, including multiple viewpoints on issues that have been hotly debated. The ensuing five essays outline ...

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