After Great Pain: The Inner Life of Emily Dickinson (Belknap Press)

The distinguished psychiatrist offers a penetrating psychoanalytic interpretation of the New England poet's life, based on an intensive study of her works ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS Introduction I. The Myths of Amherst II. Earth's Confiding Time III. Of Shunning Men and Women IV. The Bright Bee V. The Earl, the Malay, and the Pearl VI. A Porcelain Life VII. A Plank in Reason VIII. Mansions of Mirage IX. Sunset at Easter X. Our Practical Sister Epilogue Notes Index of First Lines General Index