Dissertations and Theses

Date of Award

2020

Document Type

Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Geraldine Murphy

Second Advisor

Keith Gandal

Third Advisor

Andras Kisery

Keywords

epistolary, Victorian gender norms, Amherst, gardening, feminine power, symbolism

Abstract

Emily Dickinson is known for her poems, but her epistolary body of work is as rich and as compelling. Her letters to Abiah Root reveal Dickinson's mind behind the poet and more importantly show the progression and evolution of Dickinson's ideas and sentiments regarding Victorian societal norms.

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