Inspiring, enigmatic and provocative, Emily Dickinson represents one of the most important American poets of the nineteenth century. 35 of the nearly 1,800 poems she wrote have been collected and each is presented through an essential, straightforward and riveting guided analysis that focuses on form, content and meaning. An exhaustive introduction takes a close look at several critical responses to Dickinson's poetry and life, thus providing students with a tool for further analysis. A chronology and a detailed bibliography are also included.

This book is specifically aimed at students who want to come to grips with Emily Dickinson's literary production and understand the themes, motifs and main ideas behind her major poems.

Angela T. Wesker is an experienced international teacher and teacher trainer who has worked with pupils studying English as their first or as an additional language for over thirty years.