Library Research Guides: WRIT 105 / ENG 120: Critical Interpretation: History, Biography, and Context

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Biographies and other Contexts

To find full-length biographies of your poet, search for "[poet name] biography". You may also try some of the resources below.

A Companion to Emily Dickinson [e-book]
Covers biographical approaches of Dickinson, the historical, political and cultural contexts of her work, and its critical reception over the years. Also considers issues relating to the different formats in which Dickinson's lyrics have been published - manuscript, print, halftone and digital facsimile.
The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop [e-book]
This Companion engages with key debates surrounding the interpretation and reception of Bishop's writing in relation to questions of biography, the natural world and politics. Individual chapters focus on texts such as North and South, Questions of Travel, and Geography III, while offering fresh readings of the significance of Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, and Brazil to Bishop's life and work.

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Biographies, bibliographies and full-text critical analysis of authors from all genres and eras, including the contents of Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

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