Emily Dickinson?? help please?

Question

Does anyone know and significant experiences Emily Dickinson had? And any economic conditions of the 1880's?

Answer 1

She was a recluse pretty much.

Look at this article:

Emily Dickinson Biography

Emily or should I say Poetess Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachuetts on December 10, 1830. Emily lived secluded in the house she was born in, except for the short time she attended Amherst Academy and Holyoke Female Seminary, until her death on May 15, 1886 due to Bright's disease.

Emily was an energetic and outgoing woman while attending the Academy and Seminary. It was later, during her mid-twenties, that Emily began to grow reclusive. She attended almost exclusively to household chores and to writing poetry.

Many scholars have tried to understand and theorize why Emily decided to seclude herself in her home and write about the most intimate experiences and feelings of life. I think that the best of these theories is that Emily could not write about the world with out first backing away from the it and contemplating it from a distance.

Emily had a few friends and acquaintances from day to day. One of these aquaintances was Thomas Wentworth Higginson whom she sent a few pieces of her poetry to. He rejected her poems, but he was eventually the first to publish her work after her death. Emily only had a six or seven of her poems published during her lifetime--and those without her consent. The number is argued over because one poem was published more than once.

It was after her death that her poems were discovered. It is estimated that Emily wrote over 1700 poems.


Emily Dickinson's Grave

A Grave Not Forgotten!

Answer 2

Emily Dickinson

(December 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886)
Poet, lived in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Educated at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (founded by Mary Lyon), Emily Dickinson later became a virtual recluse, though she maintained a correspondence with many friends. She wrote poetry, which she kept mostly private, or shared with friends in letters or in person. Few of her poems were published during her lifetime, but after her death, these were edited by Mabel Todd and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Emily Dickinson on this site

Emily Dickinson, Continuing Enigma: Biography of Emily Dickinson

Introduction
Her Life
A Young Contributor and Her Friend
Editing Emily
Emily Dickinson: Links to net resources

Poems
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Literary Criticism
Photography and Portraits
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Emily Dickinson: Currently-available books

Dickinson Poetry and Letters
Dickinson Biography and Literary Criticism
Emily Dickinson Quotations
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Answer 3

Emily was known for hiding her writing from everyone, even her family. She would be cooking, and get an idea for a poem, run to write down the idea, and burn the dinner. Check out her diary/journal. It is a wonderful read. Sorry. I don't recall the name.

Answer 4

I know that her reclusive nature may have very well contributed to her death. She would not let the doctor fully examine her. She had the doctor stand in one room while she walked back and forth across a doorway.

Answer 5

Yes, and here are a couple of places where you can learn part of what I already know.