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Title	A view from eternity: the spiritual journey of emily dickinson
Abstract	A gap in the extant criticism of Emily Dickinson requires further discussion of the significance of her poetry. This study utilizes a theory of New Historicism to analyze Emily Dickinson's biography and body of work; it draws upon Dickinson's own poems and letters as well as critical, historical, social, political, and scientific sources. The study shows that the poet deliberately structured her lifestyle in a triangular configuration: she resided in her father's house; she developed her authoritative voice; and she explored her spirituality. This examination further indicates that Dickinson's construction of her way of life led her to formulate a new cosmology parallel to that proposed by scholars in many social, political, and scientific disciplines today.
Date	2007

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Title: A view from eternity: the spiritual journey of emily dickinson
Personal Name(s): McChesney, Sandra L.
Dandurand, Karen
Corporate Name(s): Indiana University of Pennsylvania
English.
Note: Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Dandurand, Karen Committee members: Susan Gatti; Ronald Shafer.
Topical Subject(s): Biographies
American literature