Mystical Experience in Emily Dickinson's Later Poems
Atyaf Abdel-Rezzaq Hemad, Hamdi Hameed Al-Douri
JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES October 8, 2023 DOI: 10.25130/jls.5.2.21 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key points | Argues that Emily Dickinson's later poems (1864–1886) express mystical experience, reflecting the poet's spiritual growth and her attitude toward love of the Divine. Proposes that mysticism is a spiritual practice of the soul weary of the material world and a religion of love of the Divine. |
Abstract
This paper is mainly concerned with mystical experience in Emily Dickinson's later poems (composed between 1864 and 1886) to show the poet's spiritual growth and her attitude to the love of the Divine. It aims at analyzing and interpreting the poetry of Emily Dickinson from a mystical point of view. Most of Dickinson's poems trace themes like death, love and spiritual ecstasy. It proposes that Mysticism is some kind of spiritual practice of the soul that got weary of the material world; it is a religion of love of the Divine