The Emily Dickinson Handbook / Edition 1

by Gudrun Grabher, Roland Hagenbuchle, Cristanne Miller

Overview

This book is a source of quick reference containing basic and up-to-date information on the poet's life, her art, the manuscripts, and the current state of Dickinson scholarship in general.

For ease of use, individual essays have been structured as follows:

Each essay provides a historical overview of the relevant issues under scrutiny.

The essays offer detailed discussions of important aspects pertaining of the fields in question.

Unlike encyclopedic entries, each of the several essays reflects the authors own perspective, presenting a distinct point of view, at times a controversial one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558494886
Publisher:	University of Massachusetts Press
Publication date:	03/29/2005
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Gudrun Grabher is professor of American studies at the University of Innsbruck. Roland Hagenbüchle is professor emeritus of American studies at the Catholic University of Eichstätt. Cristanne Miller is W. M. Keck Distinguished Service Professor of English at Pomona College.In addition to the editors, contributors include Martha Ackmann, Kerstin Behnke, Sharon Cameron, Paul Crumbley, Margaret Dickie, Jane Donahue Eberwein, Judith Farr, Margaret H. Freeman, Jonnie Guerra, Suzanne Juhasz, Marietta Messmer, Vivian R. Pollak, David Porter, Josef Raab, Agnieszka Salska, Richard Sewall, Martha Nell Smith, Gary Lee Stonum, and Robert Weisbuch.

What People are Saying About This

Domhnall Mitchell

Will be an invaluable tool for students, libraries, and scholars. . . .The essays are without exception informed, informative, concise, and -- given the complexity of their subject matter -- very readable.

Editorial Reviews

"This book presents the most exhaustive and useful summary of Emily Dickinson scholarship in the 20th century—a series of short but amazingly comprehensive essays on almost every aspect of Dickinson studies, written especially for this volume by Dickinson's most formidable contemporary critics. Invaluable to the expert and novice alike, every page of this book is sheer pleasure, in a way comparable to few scholarly texts."—Virginia Quarterly Review

"The best of recent Dickinson scholarship is gathered together in the multifaceted Emily Dickinson Handbook, a collection of essays that examine Dickinson's life, poetry, poetics, and social perspective."—Booklist

"Satisfies a long-standing need in 19th-century U.S. literature studies, providing a ready reference guide with essential, up-to-date material about Dickinson's life and art, her manuscripts, and the present state of research. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice

"A single authoritative source for information about Dickinson's historical, cultural, and biographical contexts, as well as the editing and transmission of her texts, their critical reception, and the most recent interpretive, pedagogical, and theoretical approaches within Dickinson scholarship. . . . This book has it all."—Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin

From the Publisher

A source of information on the poet's life and works, her letters and manuscripts, the cultural climate of her times, her reception and influence, and the current state of Dickinson scholarship. Comprises 22 essays reflecting the many facets of the poet's oeuvre, as well as principal trends in Dickinson studies. Topics include themes in her poetry, Dickinson and the visual arts, the poet's critical reception, and her dialogic voice. Each essay presents a historical overview of the subject under scrutiny and offers detailed discussion. Unlike encyclopedic entries, each essay also reflects the contributor's distinct and at times controversial point of view. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

A single authoritative source for information about Dickinson's historical, cultural, and biographical contexts, as well as the editing and transmission of her texts, their critical reception, and the most recent interpretive, pedagogical, and theoretical approaches within Dickinson scholarship.... This book has it all.

Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin

Satisfies a long-standing need in 19th-century U.S. literature studies, providing a ready reference guide with essential, up-to-date material about Dickinson's life and art, her manuscripts, and the present state of research.... Highly recommended.

Choice

The best of recent Dickinson scholarship is gathered together in the multifaceted Emily Dickinson Handbook, a collection of essays that examine Dickinson's life, poetry, poetics, and social perspective.

Booklist

This book presents the most exhaustive and useful summary of Emily Dickinson scholarship in the 20th century — a series of short but amazingly comprehensive essays on almost every aspect of Dickinson studies, written especially for this volume by Dickinson's most formidable contemporary critics. Invaluable to the expert and novice alike, every page of this book is sheer pleasure, in a way comparable to few scholarly texts.

Virginia Quarterly Review