Emily Dickinson: Lives of a Poet

by Christopher E.G. Benfey, Emily Dickinson

Briefly looks at the poet's life, describes the themes, style, and reception of her poetry, and inclused a selection of the poems

141 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Christopher E.G. Benfey, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature, Harvard University, 1983; B.A., Guilford College) is Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of English at Mount Holyoke College, a literary critic, and scholar of Emily Dickinson. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, and a fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Prof. Benfey served as the long-time art critic for the online magazine Slate, and is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review, and The New Republic, among many other publications.