Publisher's Synopsis
This study does not "explain away" Emily Dickinson according to this or that school of contemporary criticism or psychological bias, but takes her at her own word as a late transcendental poet. Part One deals with the common fallacies of Dickinson studies, the conflict of world views between critic and poet, and the substitution of biographical speculation for literary criticism. Part Two seeks to engage the substance of what she has to say about life and living it. Part Three presents an interpretation of her style and language for a metaphysical point of view.
