Emily Dickinson Research Paper

Emily Dickinson was born in 1830, in Amherst Massachusetts. She grew up in a prominent and prosperous family, with an older brother Austin and a younger sister Lavinia. She had a quiet and reserved family life, her father was Edward Dickinson, and her mother was Emily nor cross Dickinson, her mother wasn't much of a powerful presence in her life, and Dickinson said she wasn't as emotionally accessible as she would have liked her to be. Both of her parents raised her to be a cultured Christian woman. Her father attempted to protect her from reading books that might “joggle” her mind, and particularly her religious faith, but Dickinson's individualistic instincts and irreverent sensibilities created conflicts that did not allow her to fall into

After a short time at an Amherst district school, she attended Amherst Academy for about seven years before entering Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) in 1847. She stayed at the Seminary for one year, the longest time she spent away from home. As a kid she was said to have been an exceptional student, and was sweet, and outgoing. But as she got older she started to remove herself from society, till she eventually completely did.(Biography) In Dickinson's early twenties, writing became increasingly important to her. In a letter to Austin, she reveals something more significant about herself: "I’ve been in the habit myself of writing some few things, and it rather appears to me that you’re getting away my patent, so you’d better be somewhat careful, or I’ll call the

The Romanticism period was a movement which highlighted the importance of: The individual emotions, feelings and expressions of artists. It rejected rigid forms and structures. Instead it placed great stress on the individual, unique experience of an artist / writer. Romanticism gave great value to nature, and an artist’s experience within nature. This was in stark contrast to the rapid industrialization of society in the Nineteenth Century. Romanticism was considered idealistic — a belief in greater ideals than materialism and rationalism and the potential beauty of nature and mystical experience. Romanticism was influenced by the ideals of the French and American Revolution, which sought to free man from a rigid autocratic society. Over time, it also became more associated with burgeoning nationalistic movements, e.g., movement for Italian independence. Some of the major authors and their works during the romantic period was, William Blake, he was a Poet, artist and mystic. Blake wrote Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, The Four Zoas and Jerusalem. Blake is not considered a classical romantic poet; but his new style of poetry and mystical experience of nature had a great influence on the growth of romanticism. Robert Burns was a Scottish romantic poet who was influential in the development of romantic poetry. He wrote in both English and Scottish and also contributed to radical politics.