Anne Bradstreet and Emily Dickinson are both respected women poets in their own rights. ... This placed Emily intellectually above much of her male counterparts. ... However, since this most likely was not actually written for people to read, it is Emily's own acceptance of her work, written only for herself. ... - (Dickinson 2494, ln 9-12). ... Since Emily, as the character, is not allowed to dance, she imagines herself doing so, giving her great delight and also expressing a silent rebellion of sorts. ...

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This essay was written completely on the life and works of Emily Dickinson, anachronistically free in her own writings. But Dickinson's works were "edited" by her family after her death; the freedom in her work would not be evident for nearly 100 years. ... I can only assume the male-dominated literary world of the day was threatened by Dickinson's work (which in all likelihood she never intended them to read); editors and publishers obviously recognized the genius in her work, and yet presented her safest ...

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