Decoding Emily Dickinson, A Poet of Solitude and Nature in The Times of Covid 19: An Analysis of Dickinson's Life and Select Poems
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Nature has been a powerful force and a source of inspiration for many
practitioners of art, particularly for painters and poets. Being tired of the
humdrum of human existence these sensitive souls try to find solace in
Nature. Nature has haunted the minds of many great poets like William
Wordsworth, Robert Burns, Thomas Hardy, Sumitra Nandan Pant, Surya
Kant Tripathi “Nirala” et al. The much acclaimed Transcendental
Movement stems from and is inspired by the tranquility and transcendence
that natural environs offer. The canvas of Nature poetry is enormous;
whereas on the one hand Nature is shown as a caring Mother and a healer, it
is also portrayed as a mysterious and at times as a raw, violent and
malevolent force on the other. The former face of Nature can be witnessed in
the poems of poets such as William Wordsworth, Robert Burnes, Sumitra
Nandan Pant and 'Nirala', whereas the latter is depicted mainly in the poems
of Ted Hughes and Melville. One poet, or rather poetess in whose poems
Nature features as an affirmation of life itself is Emily Dickinson. Dickinson
held Nature to be more sacred and than the humanly constructed churches
and cathedrals.
practitioners of art, particularly for painters and poets. Being tired of the
humdrum of human existence these sensitive souls try to find solace in
Nature. Nature has haunted the minds of many great poets like William
Wordsworth, Robert Burns, Thomas Hardy, Sumitra Nandan Pant, Surya
Kant Tripathi “Nirala” et al. The much acclaimed Transcendental
Movement stems from and is inspired by the tranquility and transcendence
that natural environs offer. The canvas of Nature poetry is enormous;
whereas on the one hand Nature is shown as a caring Mother and a healer, it
is also portrayed as a mysterious and at times as a raw, violent and
malevolent force on the other. The former face of Nature can be witnessed in
the poems of poets such as William Wordsworth, Robert Burnes, Sumitra
Nandan Pant and 'Nirala', whereas the latter is depicted mainly in the poems
of Ted Hughes and Melville. One poet, or rather poetess in whose poems
Nature features as an affirmation of life itself is Emily Dickinson. Dickinson
held Nature to be more sacred and than the humanly constructed churches
and cathedrals.
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