In the poems created by the renowned American poet Emily Dickinson,those related to nature constitute a considerable proportion.However,Dickinson’s attitude toward nature is,in fact,contradictory.On the one hand,Dick...In the poems created by the renowned American poet Emily Dickinson,those related to nature constitute a considerable proportion.However,Dickinson’s attitude toward nature is,in fact,contradictory.On the one hand,Dickinson perceives nature as gentle and kind,akin to a mother.Nature is regarded as“heaven”and embodies harmony.On the other hand,nature possesses its own operational principles and harbors inherent cruelty.According to Dickinson,humans should refrain from excessive interference in the natural order.This article attempts to analyze the similarities in attitude towards nature between Dickinson’s poetry and Taoist philosophy.展开更多
It is easy to see that many composers’success throughout Western music history is due to the perfect match between their songs and lyrics.This phenomenon is lateral evidence of the importance of beautiful poetry for ...It is easy to see that many composers’success throughout Western music history is due to the perfect match between their songs and lyrics.This phenomenon is lateral evidence of the importance of beautiful poetry for composers.A good poem can provide different inspiration for many composers.In music and other artistic fields,creators have always faced the same dilemma:How do they highlight their creations in a blossoming body of work?How do they reform or innovate after peaking at a certain point in a field?In this paper,we will take a look at the poet Emily Dickinson and four songs based on her poetry,examining how different composers bring out the unique beauty of her works.展开更多
Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their li...Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their lives,their poems express the same desire for love and the world.Through many metamorphic imagery,their poems transcend themselves from their small bodies,small rooms,and small villages to a vast spiritual world.Such kind of transformation helps the poets integrate poetry into their lives,break the“double bind”for female poets,and express their repressed love and self-assertion.展开更多
American writer Emily Dickinson(1830-1886) uses the riddle as literary form in her poetry.There are mainly three kinds of riddle:enigma,charade,and conundrum.She uses riddles in her poetry to discuss the relationship ...American writer Emily Dickinson(1830-1886) uses the riddle as literary form in her poetry.There are mainly three kinds of riddle:enigma,charade,and conundrum.She uses riddles in her poetry to discuss the relationship of man to nature and death.展开更多
Emily Dickinson is one of the most widely read and well-known American poets. Although there were just seven poems published during her lifetime, she was brought to many people's attention. Some people believe tha...Emily Dickinson is one of the most widely read and well-known American poets. Although there were just seven poems published during her lifetime, she was brought to many people's attention. Some people believe that Dickinson is a real romantic but others think she is a transcendentalist. However, both the factors of romanticism and transcendentalism can be seen in her character indeed. Romantic factors include individualism in her personality and her escaping from society. Transcendental factors are oversoul and mysticalness. If all the factors are taken into account, Emily Dickinson can fall into the category of both romanticism and transcendentalism.展开更多
"Boudoir Lament" is regarded as a distinctive subgenre of classical Chinese poetry.This essay argues that some of Dickinson's poems are replete with the sensibility characteristic of "Boudoir Lament..."Boudoir Lament" is regarded as a distinctive subgenre of classical Chinese poetry.This essay argues that some of Dickinson's poems are replete with the sensibility characteristic of "Boudoir Lament" poetry.The "Boudoir Lament" resonance of her poetry,along with her seclusion and love story,activate Chinese readers' cultural memory to re-imagine her and re-mold her image with the Chinese flavor.Rewriting Dickinson in the way of "Boudoir Lament" is interwoven with the contemporary reconfirmation and reexamination of this emotional pattern.展开更多
Images of flowers frequently appear in Emily Dickinson's poems. Through employing these charming images Dickinson re vealed her unique view on a lady's virtues. She praised the precious virtues of being modest...Images of flowers frequently appear in Emily Dickinson's poems. Through employing these charming images Dickinson re vealed her unique view on a lady's virtues. She praised the precious virtues of being modest, brave, firm, selfless, and responsible.展开更多
Emily Dickinson,a very famous secluded woman poet in America. And thus becomes the study subject of many scholars in literary circle. This paper is going to introduce the rebellious images of Emily Dickinson given by ...Emily Dickinson,a very famous secluded woman poet in America. And thus becomes the study subject of many scholars in literary circle. This paper is going to introduce the rebellious images of Emily Dickinson given by critics, which can be explained from the four internal conflicts in her life. On the basis of the four conflicts, it further analyzes the deep reasons of Emily Dickinson's rebellious life.展开更多
There have been tremendous numbers of researches on Emily Dickinson and her poetry no matter abroad or at home.Herkeen concern and love for nature has aroused today's Eco-critical researchers' interest;her uni...There have been tremendous numbers of researches on Emily Dickinson and her poetry no matter abroad or at home.Herkeen concern and love for nature has aroused today's Eco-critical researchers' interest;her unique writing styles,amazing images,novel structures,anti-convention and challenge of tradition have became a high point in the feminist reading.This paper tries to in-terpret Dickinson's awareness of ecofeminism through reading of her poems.展开更多
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are known as original geniuses in American literature. There exist both similarities and differences between Whitman and Dickinson. This paper will discuss the similarities and differe...Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are known as original geniuses in American literature. There exist both similarities and differences between Whitman and Dickinson. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences between these two outstanding American poets from several aspects, such as their lives, literary styles, themes and poetic techniques.展开更多
This paper combines the analytical explanation of Dickinson's death-themed poems with her life experience of religion and death experience to reveal her positive attitude towards life and death.
Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest poets in the history of American literature. She writes plenty of poems with unique perspectives, bold and innovative themes and various writing techniques. And her poetry posses...Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest poets in the history of American literature. She writes plenty of poems with unique perspectives, bold and innovative themes and various writing techniques. And her poetry possesses incomparable originality. Her close attention is often devoted to those seemingly trifling and subtle things. This paper is to explore her four poems which manifest she is always morally pure and indifferent to fame and fortune. It can be seen that self-cultivation is far more significant than physical achievement.展开更多
Death is a common theme of literature and most of writers eulogize noble death to heaven and belittle some souls to heaven.Emily Dickinson,the great American poetess,wrote more than 600 poems about death and immortali...Death is a common theme of literature and most of writers eulogize noble death to heaven and belittle some souls to heaven.Emily Dickinson,the great American poetess,wrote more than 600 poems about death and immortality with her unique ideas.The paper will analyze Emily Dickinson’s unusual belief about death from her poems and the influence of her growing environment on her.展开更多
Love is one of the themes of Dickinson's poetry. Love is both sweet and painful, both strong and lingering described in her works. In the poem "Wild Nights: Wild Nights!" the speaker reveals all her inne...Love is one of the themes of Dickinson's poetry. Love is both sweet and painful, both strong and lingering described in her works. In the poem "Wild Nights: Wild Nights!" the speaker reveals all her innermost feelings to her love. Love is expressed in an unabashed manner. These bitter and sweet interwoven contradictions constitute the tone of her love of poetry.展开更多
Critical Metaphor Analysis(CMA)is usually used to analyze metaphors in various discourse to reveal the emotion,attitude and thoughts behind metaphors.In the present thesis,Emily Dickinson’s poems are analyzed in term...Critical Metaphor Analysis(CMA)is usually used to analyze metaphors in various discourse to reveal the emotion,attitude and thoughts behind metaphors.In the present thesis,Emily Dickinson’s poems are analyzed in terms of the theory of Critical Metaphor Analysis,which reveals the working mechanism of metaphors,metaphorical implications as well as the cognitive factors behind the choice of metaphors in Emily Dickinson’s poems.展开更多
As a distinguished female poet,Emily Dickinson is considered to write many love poems in her life time.This paper attempts to understand the burning love through the implicit and explicit representation in her love po...As a distinguished female poet,Emily Dickinson is considered to write many love poems in her life time.This paper attempts to understand the burning love through the implicit and explicit representation in her love poems.Through the use of the binary opposition and the bold description of the sexual affairs between lovers,the yearning for love is represented in her poems.Whether it is implicit or explicit description,the inequality between the male and the female is fully represented through Dickinson’s love poems.The female not only suffered the emotional repression in a love relationship,but also is reduced to the subordinate social status in every aspects of the Victorian society.展开更多
In a poetic tradition where the male poet takes the female as the aesthetic object,Li Qingzhao has made remarkable achievements by employing delicate style in her poems,esp.her love poems to present her life experienc...In a poetic tradition where the male poet takes the female as the aesthetic object,Li Qingzhao has made remarkable achievements by employing delicate style in her poems,esp.her love poems to present her life experience and boldly express a woman’s own desire.Emily Dickinson makes up a world of love in her poems to experience love and gain emotional satisfaction from it,which induces more and more passionate yearning for love in her poems.As a result,many of Dickinson’s poems display a self-denial that is close to violence and hence opens up a way for Dickinson to express herself as a woman poet.The two poets’love poems demonstrate that unique life experience and the desire of self-expression are the fundamental reasons that they become great women poets.展开更多
In this paper, the author first introduces the American poet Emily Dickinson and her place in the poetry world as well as some characteristics of her poems;then the author focuses on one of the characteristics-nature ...In this paper, the author first introduces the American poet Emily Dickinson and her place in the poetry world as well as some characteristics of her poems;then the author focuses on one of the characteristics-nature imagery-with three of Dickinson's poems as the case study;and finally the author concludes Dickinson's technique of using nature images and states the influence of Dickinson's poetry.展开更多
文摘In the poems created by the renowned American poet Emily Dickinson,those related to nature constitute a considerable proportion.However,Dickinson’s attitude toward nature is,in fact,contradictory.On the one hand,Dickinson perceives nature as gentle and kind,akin to a mother.Nature is regarded as“heaven”and embodies harmony.On the other hand,nature possesses its own operational principles and harbors inherent cruelty.According to Dickinson,humans should refrain from excessive interference in the natural order.This article attempts to analyze the similarities in attitude towards nature between Dickinson’s poetry and Taoist philosophy.
文摘It is easy to see that many composers’success throughout Western music history is due to the perfect match between their songs and lyrics.This phenomenon is lateral evidence of the importance of beautiful poetry for composers.A good poem can provide different inspiration for many composers.In music and other artistic fields,creators have always faced the same dilemma:How do they highlight their creations in a blossoming body of work?How do they reform or innovate after peaking at a certain point in a field?In this paper,we will take a look at the poet Emily Dickinson and four songs based on her poetry,examining how different composers bring out the unique beauty of her works.
文摘Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their lives,their poems express the same desire for love and the world.Through many metamorphic imagery,their poems transcend themselves from their small bodies,small rooms,and small villages to a vast spiritual world.Such kind of transformation helps the poets integrate poetry into their lives,break the“double bind”for female poets,and express their repressed love and self-assertion.
文摘American writer Emily Dickinson(1830-1886) uses the riddle as literary form in her poetry.There are mainly three kinds of riddle:enigma,charade,and conundrum.She uses riddles in her poetry to discuss the relationship of man to nature and death.
文摘Emily Dickinson is one of the most widely read and well-known American poets. Although there were just seven poems published during her lifetime, she was brought to many people's attention. Some people believe that Dickinson is a real romantic but others think she is a transcendentalist. However, both the factors of romanticism and transcendentalism can be seen in her character indeed. Romantic factors include individualism in her personality and her escaping from society. Transcendental factors are oversoul and mysticalness. If all the factors are taken into account, Emily Dickinson can fall into the category of both romanticism and transcendentalism.
文摘"Boudoir Lament" is regarded as a distinctive subgenre of classical Chinese poetry.This essay argues that some of Dickinson's poems are replete with the sensibility characteristic of "Boudoir Lament" poetry.The "Boudoir Lament" resonance of her poetry,along with her seclusion and love story,activate Chinese readers' cultural memory to re-imagine her and re-mold her image with the Chinese flavor.Rewriting Dickinson in the way of "Boudoir Lament" is interwoven with the contemporary reconfirmation and reexamination of this emotional pattern.
文摘Images of flowers frequently appear in Emily Dickinson's poems. Through employing these charming images Dickinson re vealed her unique view on a lady's virtues. She praised the precious virtues of being modest, brave, firm, selfless, and responsible.
文摘Emily Dickinson,a very famous secluded woman poet in America. And thus becomes the study subject of many scholars in literary circle. This paper is going to introduce the rebellious images of Emily Dickinson given by critics, which can be explained from the four internal conflicts in her life. On the basis of the four conflicts, it further analyzes the deep reasons of Emily Dickinson's rebellious life.
文摘There have been tremendous numbers of researches on Emily Dickinson and her poetry no matter abroad or at home.Herkeen concern and love for nature has aroused today's Eco-critical researchers' interest;her unique writing styles,amazing images,novel structures,anti-convention and challenge of tradition have became a high point in the feminist reading.This paper tries to in-terpret Dickinson's awareness of ecofeminism through reading of her poems.
文摘Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are known as original geniuses in American literature. There exist both similarities and differences between Whitman and Dickinson. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences between these two outstanding American poets from several aspects, such as their lives, literary styles, themes and poetic techniques.
文摘This paper combines the analytical explanation of Dickinson's death-themed poems with her life experience of religion and death experience to reveal her positive attitude towards life and death.
文摘Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest poets in the history of American literature. She writes plenty of poems with unique perspectives, bold and innovative themes and various writing techniques. And her poetry possesses incomparable originality. Her close attention is often devoted to those seemingly trifling and subtle things. This paper is to explore her four poems which manifest she is always morally pure and indifferent to fame and fortune. It can be seen that self-cultivation is far more significant than physical achievement.
文摘Death is a common theme of literature and most of writers eulogize noble death to heaven and belittle some souls to heaven.Emily Dickinson,the great American poetess,wrote more than 600 poems about death and immortality with her unique ideas.The paper will analyze Emily Dickinson’s unusual belief about death from her poems and the influence of her growing environment on her.
文摘Love is one of the themes of Dickinson's poetry. Love is both sweet and painful, both strong and lingering described in her works. In the poem "Wild Nights: Wild Nights!" the speaker reveals all her innermost feelings to her love. Love is expressed in an unabashed manner. These bitter and sweet interwoven contradictions constitute the tone of her love of poetry.
文摘Critical Metaphor Analysis(CMA)is usually used to analyze metaphors in various discourse to reveal the emotion,attitude and thoughts behind metaphors.In the present thesis,Emily Dickinson’s poems are analyzed in terms of the theory of Critical Metaphor Analysis,which reveals the working mechanism of metaphors,metaphorical implications as well as the cognitive factors behind the choice of metaphors in Emily Dickinson’s poems.
文摘As a distinguished female poet,Emily Dickinson is considered to write many love poems in her life time.This paper attempts to understand the burning love through the implicit and explicit representation in her love poems.Through the use of the binary opposition and the bold description of the sexual affairs between lovers,the yearning for love is represented in her poems.Whether it is implicit or explicit description,the inequality between the male and the female is fully represented through Dickinson’s love poems.The female not only suffered the emotional repression in a love relationship,but also is reduced to the subordinate social status in every aspects of the Victorian society.
文摘In a poetic tradition where the male poet takes the female as the aesthetic object,Li Qingzhao has made remarkable achievements by employing delicate style in her poems,esp.her love poems to present her life experience and boldly express a woman’s own desire.Emily Dickinson makes up a world of love in her poems to experience love and gain emotional satisfaction from it,which induces more and more passionate yearning for love in her poems.As a result,many of Dickinson’s poems display a self-denial that is close to violence and hence opens up a way for Dickinson to express herself as a woman poet.The two poets’love poems demonstrate that unique life experience and the desire of self-expression are the fundamental reasons that they become great women poets.
文摘In this paper, the author first introduces the American poet Emily Dickinson and her place in the poetry world as well as some characteristics of her poems;then the author focuses on one of the characteristics-nature imagery-with three of Dickinson's poems as the case study;and finally the author concludes Dickinson's technique of using nature images and states the influence of Dickinson's poetry.
