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Title:
The Experienced Emblem: A Study of the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Author(s):
Monteiro, George; St. Armand, Barton Levi
Source:
Prospects: An Annual Journal of American Cultural Studies (Prospects) 1981; 6: 187-280. [Journal Detail]
Peer Reviewed:
No
ISSN:
0361-2333
General Subject Areas:
Subject Literature: American literature;
Period: 1800-1899;
Primary Subject Author: Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886);
Genre: poetry;
Subject Terms:
imagery; sources in emblem book
Document Information:
Publication Type: journal article
Language of Publication: English
Update Code: 198101
Sequence Numbers: 1981-1-6486
Accession Number:
1981072837
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