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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson. By: Brittany, Brooke, Beth S, Beth M, and Savanna . Biographical Data. 1830. Emily Dickinson was born Dec. 10. January, she undergoes a religious crisis. 1848. 1855. Mother's long illness begins.

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Emily Dickinson

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  1. Emily Dickinson By: Brittany, Brooke, Beth S, Beth M, and Savanna

  2. Biographical Data 1830 Emily Dickinson was born Dec. 10 January, she undergoes a religious crisis. 1848 1855 Mother's long illness begins. March 1, the Springfield Republican prints "Safe in their Alabaster Chambers." 1862 1874 June 16, father dies in Boston. June 15, mother stricken with paralysis. 1875 1882 Mother dies on November 14. October 5, she was affected by death of her nephew, Gilbert. 1883 1885 ill during the fall and confined to bed. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson dies on May 15. 1886 1890 First edition of Emily's poetry published.

  3. Publication

  4. Emily's Themes Themes include: private life, death, emotional response, consciousness, and the soul. She doesn't care if she’s understood. She focused on loss, suffering, and deprivation. She refused to be comforted and was anti-sentimental.

  5. Relevance- then until now The relevance between then and now is that her themes still all relate to us today. We all feel these emotions at one time or another in our lives. Everyone interested in her themes should read her work because it is relevant to all of our lives today and in the future.

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