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    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
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    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

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    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJun 14, 2019
    ISBN9781535867863
    A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

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      A Study Guide (New Edition) for Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" - Gale

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      Because I Could not Stop for Death

      Emily Dickinson

      1890

      Introduction

      Emily Dickinson's Because I could not stop for Death, first published posthumously in Poems: Series 1 (also known as Poems by Emily Dickinson) in 1890, is widely considered among her best work and illustrative of the poet's genius. Dickinson is regarded as one of the best American poets in history, but her mastery of metaphor and personification and her unique style went unrecognized in her lifetime, mostly by the poet's own decision not to seek publication. Living in a time of religious revival, she continually questioned the existence of the afterlife. In Because I could not stop for Death, the speaker is carried away from life by Death, a kindly coachman who stops to invite the busy speaker aboard. Although the speaker expects that her eternal home will be the grave, she is surprised when Death turns his horses toward eternity instead, though the poem ends before the coach arrives at its destination. Because the bulk of her work was first published in 1890, Dickinson's accessible, yet deceptively complex poetry has been a constant source of fascination for readers and critics. She remains a towering literary figure, a feminist icon, and an enigma few can resist.

      Author Biography

      Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830, the second of three children of Emily Norcross and Edward Dickinson, a powerful lawyer and one-term US congressman. The household was the social center of Amherst, which demanded the time and labor of the Dickinson women. Dickinson attended Amherst Academy, where she excelled in writing and composition, before enrolling in Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1847. She

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