Emily-Dickinson作者及作品简介.pptxVIP

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) Emily Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. As the Belle of Amherst, she was one of the most highly-regarded poets ever to write. She was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. And she was known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests. Life Experience • Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born at the familys homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830. To some extent, she lived in a quite wealthy family. Emily Dickinsons paternal grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, had almost single-handedly founded Amherst College. Her father, Edward Dickinson was a very wealthy, successful and prominent lawyer and politician. • As a young girl, she was educated at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts for only one year due to health problems. Life Experience Some time around 1850 she began writing poetry. Her first poems were traditional and followed established form, but as time passed and she began producing huge amounts of poetry, Dickinson began experimenting. During her lifetime, she wrote about 1,800 poems. Life Experience In 1886, Dickinsons health began deteriorating and she found herself slowly becoming an invalid. Dickinson was only fifty-six, but she was suffering from a severe case of Brights disease. She died on May 15, 1886, and was buried in a white coffin in Amherst. She didn’t marry any man throughout her lifetime. Emily Dickinsons tombstone in the family plot Life Experience Major Works My Life Closed Twice before Its Close 《我的生命结束之前已经结束了两次》 Because I Couldn’t Stop for Death 《因为我不能等待死亡》 I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I died 《我死时听到苍蝇的嗡嗡声》 Mine – by the Right of the White Election 《我的根据白色选举