| Description |
x, 236 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Hymn culture : tradition and theory -- "Twas as space sat singing to herself, and men" : situating Dickinson's relation to hymn culture -- The hymn : a form of devotion? -- Theorising hymnic space : language, subjectivity, and re-visioning the divine -- -- pt. 2. Tradition and experience : refiguring Dickinson's experience of hymn culture -- Making the sublime ridiculous : Emily Dickinson and Isaac Watts in dissent -- "The prospect oft my strength renews" : spiritual transport in the hymns of Phoebe Hinsdale Brown and Eliza Lee Follen -- -- Experiments in hymn culture -- Tracing Dickinson's bee imagery -- "Why floods be served to us in bowls, I speculate no more" : reading Dickinson's strategy. |
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Knowledge and learning -- Hymns.
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. |
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Hymns. |
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Religion.
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Religion. |
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Literary style.
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Literary style. |
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Hymns, English -- History and criticism.
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Hymns, English. |
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Spirituality in literature.
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Spirituality in literature. |
| ISBN |
9780754669425 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0754669424 |
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