Emily Dickinson : A Biography

Series Foreword ix Preface xi Timeline: Chronology & Historical Context xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1(8) Chapter 2 Ancestry, Early Life, and Family 9(18) Chapter 3 Education, Religion, and Early Friendships 27(16) Chapter 4 "For Occupation - This - ": The Poet at Home 43(14) Chapter 5 "Her Travels daily be": Traveling Near and Far 57(14) Chapter 6 A Poet's Reading 71(6) Chapter 7 The "Flood" Years and the Civil War 77(10) Chapter 8 To Print or Publish? 87(6) Chapter 9 Later Years, Last Days 93(22) Chapter 10 "Fluid Text" and the Problem of Editing 115(6) Chapter 11 Myths, Mysteries, and Controversies 121(10) Chapter 12 "An Amethyst Remembrance": Dickinson's Reception and Legacy 131(14) Appendixes Appendix A: Family Tree 145(4) Appendix B: List of Poems Published in the Poet's Lifetime 149(2) Appendix C: Index of First Lines of Dickinson Poems 151(2) Appendix D: Selected Reading of Emily Dickinson 153(2) Appendix E: Important Places and Holdings in Dickinson Studies 155(2) Bibliography 157(12) Index 169