Emily Dickinson's approving God
Subtitle: divine design and the problem of suffering
By: Patrick J. Keane.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780826218087
Subjects: Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation; Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886 -- Religion; Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886 -- Knowledge -- Calvinism; Theology in literature; Belief and doubt in literature; Religion and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Science and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Description: "Focusing on Emily Dickinson's poem "Apparently with no surprise," Keane explores the poet's embattled relationship with the deity of her Calvinist tradition, reflecting on literature and religion, faith and skepticism, theology and science in light of continuing confrontations between Darwinism and design, science and literal conceptions of a divine Creator"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.