Reviews
Deppman's view of Dickinson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model... His philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work., Deppman characterizes Dickinson as a controversial poet whose poems invite us to converse rather than simple to agree or disagree with them.... Deppman's view of Dickson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model for her poetry and Deppman's philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work and how we might best think about the genre of her poems., Jed Deppman's catchily titled book takes Emily Dickinson seriously as a thinker.... This book is a welcome historical turn in Dickinson studies., This book is learned, original, meticulous, playful, and illuminating for all readers who say "What?" to Dickinson. How gratifying., "Deppman's book gives us a Dickinson who speaks powerfully to central philosophical questions of the twenty-first century while also positioning her in the historical context of her own time, thereby illuminating significant intellectual trends that link her age to ours. . . . Deppman's close readings of key poems are lively, engaging, and frequently humorous. One of the most impressive stylistic achievements of this book is Deppman's ability to interweave challenging philosophical debates with a focused analysis of Dickinson's poems. He smoothly and compellingly integrates materials from multiple genres, differing historical periods, and radically different verbal registers."--Paul Crumbley, author of Inflections of the Pen: Dash and Voice in Emily Dickinson "Jed Deppman's catchily titled book takes Emily Dickinson seriously as a thinker. . . . This book is a welcome historical turn in Dickinson studies."--Emily Dickinson Journal "Deppman characterizes Dickinson as a controversial poet whose poems invite us to converse rather than simple to agree or disagree with them. . . . Deppman's view of Dickson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model for her poetry and Deppman's philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work and how we might best think about the genre of her poems."--Advance Access "Throughout, Deppman features this blend of delightful wit, deeply informed thinking, and subtle attunements to the challenges of reading Dickinson as a thinker. . . . He not only makes some very complex theories accessible to Dickinson scholars, but he does so with jovial bonhomie. . . . convincing and highly rewarding, meticulously unveiling before our eyes the exceptional relevance of Dickinson's thought."--The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin "Deppman's view of Dickinson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model... His philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work."--The Review of English Studies "This book is learned, original, meticulous, playful, and illuminating for all readers who say "What?" to Dickinson. How gratifying."--The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin "In Deppman's account, Dickinson... adroitly steers between the Scylla of a materialistic Scottish Common Sense philosophy and the Charybdis of Transcendental idealisms based on Immanuel Kant"--The Emily Dickinson Journal "Deppman makes the case that Dickinson ought to be read as a central figure in the history of 19th-century American ideas, demonstrating how seamlessly her thought meshes with the influential postmodern theories..."--American Literary Scholarship, Deppman makes the case that Dickinson ought to be read as a central figure in the history of 19th-century American ideas, demonstrating how seamlessly her thought meshes with the influential postmodern theories..., "Deppman's book gives us a Dickinson who speaks powerfully to central philosophical questions of the twenty-first century while also positioning her in the historical context of her own time, thereby illuminating significant intellectual trends that link her age to ours. . . . Deppman's close readings of key poems are lively, engaging, and frequently humorous. One of the most impressive stylistic achievements of this book is Deppman's ability to interweave challenging philosophical debates with a focused analysis of Dickinson's poems. He smoothly and compellingly integrates materials from multiple genres, differing historical periods, and radically different verbal registers."--Paul Crumbley, author of Inflections of the Pen: Dash and Voice in Emily Dickinson"Jed Deppman's catchily titled book takes Emily Dickinson seriously as a thinker. . . . This book is a welcome historical turn in Dickinson studies."--Emily Dickinson Journal"Deppman characterizes Dickinson as a controversial poet whose poems invite us to converse rather than simple to agree or disagree with them. . . . Deppman's view of Dickson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model for her poetry and Deppman's philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work and how we might best think about the genre of her poems."--Advance Access"Throughout, Deppman features this blend of delightful wit, deeply informed thinking, and subtle attunements to the challenges of reading Dickinson as a thinker. . . . He not only makes some very complex theories accessible to Dickinson scholars, but he does so with jovial bonhomie. . . . convincing and highly rewarding, meticulously unveiling before our eyes the exceptional relevance of Dickinson's thought."--The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin"Deppman's view of Dickinson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model... His philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work."--The Review of English Studies"This book is learned, original, meticulous, playful, and illuminating for all readers who say "What?" to Dickinson. How gratifying."--The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin"In Deppman's account, Dickinson... adroitly steers between the Scylla of a materialistic Scottish Common Sense philosophy and the Charybdis of Transcendental idealisms based on Immanuel Kant"--The Emily Dickinson Journal"Deppman makes the case that Dickinson ought to be read as a central figure in the history of 19th-century American ideas, demonstrating how seamlessly her thought meshes with the influential postmodern theories..."--American Literary Scholarship, "Deppman's book gives us a Dickinson who speaks powerfully to central philosophical questions of the twenty-first century while also positioning her in the historical context of her own time, thereby illuminating significant intellectual trends that link her age to ours. . . . Deppman's close readings of key poems are lively, engaging, and frequently humorous. One of the most impressive stylistic achievements of this book is Deppman's ability to interweave challenging philosophical debates with a focused analysis of Dickinson's poems. He smoothly and compellingly integrates materials from multiple genres, differing historical periods, and radically different verbal registers."--Paul Crumbley, author of Inflections of the Pen: Dash and Voice in Emily Dickinson "Jed Deppman's catchily titled book takes Emily Dickinson seriously as a thinker. . . . This book is a welcome historical turn in Dickinson studies."-- Emily Dickinson Journal "Deppman characterizes Dickinson as a controversial poet whose poems invite us to converse rather than simple to agree or disagree with them. . . . Deppman's view of Dickson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model for her poetry and Deppman's philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work and how we might best think about the genre of her poems."-- Advance Access "Throughout, Deppman features this blend of delightful wit, deeply informed thinking, and subtle attunements to the challenges of reading Dickinson as a thinker. . . . He not only makes some very complex theories accessible to Dickinson scholars, but he does so with jovial bonhomie. . . . convincing and highly rewarding, meticulously unveiling before our eyes the exceptional relevance of Dickinson's thought."-- The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin "Deppman's view of Dickinson's poems as philosophical conversation is a great model... His philosophical conversations with Dickinson's poems provide the best model we have of precisely how the poems work."-- The Review of English Studies "This book is learned, original, meticulous, playful, and illuminating for all readers who say "What?" to Dickinson. How gratifying."-- The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin "In Deppman's account, Dickinson... adroitly steers between the Scylla of a materialistic Scottish Common Sense philosophy and the Charybdis of Transcendental idealisms based on Immanuel Kant"-- The Emily Dickinson Journal "Deppman makes the case that Dickinson ought to be read as a central figure in the history of 19th-century American ideas, demonstrating how seamlessly her thought meshes with the influential postmodern theories..."-- American Literary Scholarship, In Deppman's account, Dickinson... adroitly steers between the Scylla of a materialistic Scottish Common Sense philosophy and the Charybdis of Transcendental idealisms based on Immanuel Kant, Throughout, Deppman features this blend of delightful wit, deeply informed thinking, and subtle attunements to the challenges of reading Dickinson as a thinker.... He not only makes some very complex theories accessible to Dickinson scholars, but he does so with jovial bonhomie.... convincing and highly rewarding, meticulously unveiling before our eyes the exceptional relevance of Dickinson's thought.
