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Tag: Emily Dickinson

285. (Emily Dickinson)

She is metaphysical in that her poetry seeks to resolve, and is a novel means for resolving, a fundamental tension … More

Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins

224. (Emily Dickinson)

In this third and last in a series of posts on Emily Dickinson and decorum, I’ll try to bring decorum … More

American Literature, American poetry, decorum, Emily Dickinson, Poetry

223. (Emily Dickinson)

To begin with recapitulation and self-remonstration: poetry must, in F.H. Bradley’s persuasive formulation, get within the judgment the condition of … More

American Literature, American poetry, decorum, Donald Davie, Emily Dickinson, Poetry

222. (Emily Dickinson)

This post is the second of a series of evolving sketches about “decorum” in poetry. This is the messiest of … More

American Literature, American poetry, decorum, Emily Dickinson, high style, John Berryman, Poetry
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