Emily Dickinson and the labor of clothing /
Wardrop, Daneen,1952-
Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire Press ; Hanover, N.H. ; London : University Press of New England,
c2009.
Series from jacket.
Introduction : "time would fail me to enumerate my appearance" -- Dickinson's fashion : "Won't you tell 'the public' that at present I wear a brown dress" -- Dress the maker : "I finish Mama's sacque, all but the overcastting" -- "Kelley Square" and "The crossing" : "but the whistle calls me--" -- The body's body : tippet, basque, gaiters, pantalettes : "I asked him how you looked, and what you wore" -- The bonnet of Dickinson's family : "Mother wants me to say that if you like Aunt L's bonnet" -- Lace theory : "as laces just reveal the surge--" -- Conclusion : "pierce me with a fashion".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Clothing and dress in literature.
Class consciousness in literature.
Clothing trade