Speaking of the pioneer of modern American poetry, one must mention Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson is a famous American poet. Her achievements in poetry have promoted the development of American poetry. Below is a brief introduction to Emily Dickinson that I collected and compiled, I hope it will be helpful to you.
Introduction to Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and died in 1886 at the age of 56. Emily Dickinson grew up in Massachusetts. Grew up in the town of Mystery. Emily Dickinson's father was the town's leading attorney, and her grandfather was the founder of Amherst State College. Emily Dickinson was born in such a traditional family and has been educated and influenced by traditional culture since she was a child. Emily Dickinson's teenage life was very monotonous and peaceful. She often stayed in her small room reading books and rarely went out. Later, Emily Dickinson was admitted to the top women's college in the United States. Emily Dickinson loved school time very much. Emily Dickinson spoke humorously and was very responsive, so she was loved by teachers and students.
After Emily Dickinson graduated from Mount Holyoke College, she returned home. Emily Dickinson spent most of her time in this house. Later, due to family difficulties, Emily Dickinson sold the house in 1840. Fifteen years later, Edward Dickinson bought the house back. After 1858, Emily Dickinson hardly left the house. She sat at home all day writing poetry, so Emily Dickinson was called the "Nun of Amherst" in the history of American literature.
Works of Emily Dickinson
When introducing Emily Dickinson’s life achievements, I have to mention Dickinson’s works. Dickinson's works include "Clouds", "Escape", "Hope", "Reparation", "Battlefield", "Angel", "This is the Day the Birds Come Back", "The Magic Book" and so on. Dickinson wrote a large number of poems throughout his life. According to incomplete statistics, Dickinson wrote more than 1,700 poems.
It is a pity that Dickinson only published 5 works during his lifetime. Dickinson's works have a wide range of subjects, most of which focus on describing ordinary people's life scenes. By showing ordinary life scenes, Dickinson tells the world the stories behind ordinary life and the philosophy of life. In Dickinson's works, it is often seen that she explores themes such as love, eternity, religious belief, death, and family affection. In some ways, Dickinson's themes in his poetry are similar to Gibran's. Most poets in the 20th century were concerned with social themes such as self-nature and nature, and Dickinson was no exception.
Dickinson’s poetry creation characteristics have had a profound impact on modern poetry creation. Based on Dickinson's outstanding achievements in the field of poetry, Dickinson is also known as the pioneer of American new poetry in the twentieth century. ?Dickinson’s poetic works emphasize the essence of purity. For example, in Dickinson's poem "I Never Seen the Wasteland", Dickinson wrote: "I have never seen the wasteland, I have never seen the ocean, but I know the face of the heather, and the wild waves." ?The poetry themes she expresses all have the beauty of artistic conception.
Characteristics of Emily Dickinson’s poetry
First of all, one of the characteristics of Emily Dickinson’s poetry is that Emily Dickinson is good at using the image of death to reveal the true meaning of life. . Throughout the twentieth century, most poets like to explore topics such as death, life, and eternity, such as Gibran, Tagore, or Emily Dickinson. Death is an unavoidable topic for all things. In the process of development, human beings have been constantly studying death. When poets or writers recognize death, they will record their perceptions in writing.
Dickinson experienced the death of relatives and lovers in her early years, so death was very painful for her. Later, when Dickinson was writing poetry, death became an eternal theme in Dickinson's poetry. According to records, nearly one-third of all Dickinson's poems describe death. Dickinson uses multiple death images such as funerals, the Grim Reaper, and the dead to explore the topic of death.
At the same time, Dickinson also reveals the true meaning of life through the description of death. Secondly, Emily Dickinson’s poetry is also characterized by her ability to display natural images in her poetry. The reason why Emily Dickinson created a large number of poems related to natural landscapes is closely related to Emily Dickinson's living environment. Emily Dickinson has lived in the countryside since she was a child. She likes a quiet life and often looks for beautiful images in nature. In her eyes, everything in nature is alive.