The Emily Dickinson Handbook

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.