Calvinism and transcendentalism in the poetry of Emily Dickinson

Resumo

For the critical analysis of the literary texts suggested, the point of departure is the literature research, for which an initial survey of references has already been done. I will consider some methods of work which, in the first line, will make an observation of the religious literature of Emily Dickinson and the Calvinist perspective, obviously considering the historical dimension of the texts discussed. We must clarify that the method of this article is the hermeneutic analysis of the literary texts, since the poems and the letters selected involve only a starting point for the understanding of a much broader aspect, which is the religious education in a historical moment where women were totally submissive to their husbands. As part of their obligations, as men expected beforehand, was the fact that they were primarily religious. The poetry of Emily Dickinson will be analyzed facing the religious issues, taking a strong look at the knowledge of the American culture, considering creation, family values and religion. I want to show the importance of bringing Emily Dickinson to the Brazilian culture due to the impact she makes in our literature. The Brazilian poets Carlos Drummond and Manuel Bandeira, among others, were very much inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poetry, her work was read by them.