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Emily Dickinson
lives of a poet
By Benfey, Christopher E. G. & Dickinson, Emily
- ISBN
- 978-0-80761-150-0
- Publisher
- New York : G. Braziller, [1986]
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1987
YA This well-presented and readable addition to the books on Emily Dickinson debunks the previously accepted view of Emily's father "as a tyrannical Puritan who blighted his daughter's life" and the "sentimentalized view of her that is largely traceable to her niece, Martha Dickinson Bianchi." In addition it wisely points out that "a subtle sexism has focused our attention on the men in Dickinson's life" and notes that "...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
