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The Deathless Death: Emily Dickinson’s Deconstruction of Death

Naqvi, Shehrbano
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This dissertation is a literary exploration of understanding and surviving the loss of a loved one. The two-part nature of this work divides this exploration into a research section and a creative writing section. The research section focuses on Emily Dickinson’s perspective of death, and suggests that she deconstructs conventional notions about death, to further her belief in a continuous existence instead. For the purpose of this exploration, I will explore the biographical factors of her life that contributed to this perspective, as well as an analysis of some of her most popular poems. In an effort to completely understand the deconstruction, the research section has been divided into the three main techniques she’s employed that makes her work stand apart: introducing death as a persona, the continuum of consciousness, and the separation of the body and the soul. The creative writing section at the end pays an homage to Dickinson’s belief in a metaphysical connection with those who passed. It contains ten poems narrating a family’s struggle in surviving the suicide of their son/brother.
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Thesis (B.A. in English Literature, Minor in Creative Writing and Psychology)--John Cabot University, Spring 2019.
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2019
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Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poetry
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Naqvi, Shehrbano. "The Deathless Death: Emily Dickinson’s Deconstruction of Death". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2019.
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