Emily Dickinson in love
Subtitle: the case for Otis Lord
By: John Evangelist Walsh
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780813552750; 9780813553375
Subjects: Relations with men; Relations with women; Family; Biography; American Poets
Other titles: Case for Otis Lord
Description: Uses documented facts and Dickinson's own writing to prove that the poet's mysterious love was Otis Lord, a married friend of Dickinson's father.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : a puzzlement; title: The unmasking. Twenty old letters : A reconstructed episode; The wildest word; The knee that wore her once; Oh gaudy heart!; title: The love affair. Hunting for the day; Bridal gown; Basking in Bethlehem; Aetherial throng; title: Appendices. Appendix A : Mrs. Lord's diary; title: Appendix B : The master letters; title: Appendix C : The last white dress; title: Notes & sources.