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   2.1 Overseas researches on Emily Dickinson and her poems.4

   2.2 Metaphor studies in the West and the East 4

Chapter Three  The sources of her nature-themed poems and the analysis of her nature-themed poems..6

   3.1 The sources of nature-oriented poems.6

      3.1.1 Emily Dickinson’ s family background..6

      3.1.2 Transcendentalist influence..7

    3.2 The analysis nature-oriented poems..8

Chapter Four  The sources of her love-themed poems and the analysis of her love-themed poems..10

     4.1 The sources of love-oriented poems10

        4.1.1 Dickinson’ s love for Charles Wordsworth..10

 4.1.2 Dickinson’ s love for Phillips Rod ..10

 4.1.3 Susan’ s friendship and strong support 11

     4.2 The analysisi of love-themed poems12

Chapter Five  Conclusion 15

 5.1 Major findings of the study 15

 5.2 Limitations and suggestions for further study 15

References 16

On the Themes about Love and Nature of Emily Dickinson’ s Poems

Chapter One  Introduction

1.1 Background of the research

Ever since the dawn of human history, poetry has served as a kind of communicational activity between different peoples. Nowadays, because of the rapid development of internalization and globalization, poetry is playing an increasingly important role between different countries, especially in the aspect of cross-cultural exchanges. Though literature and poetry are topics heatedly discussed during the long history of human civilization in both China and western countries, there is so far no satisfactory ways to demonstrate in literary classics. Therefore, the study on poetry now is far from enough and still has a long way to go.源`自·吹冰.文/论:文'网,www.chuibin.com

1.2About Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) is one of the most extraordinary poets of all times. Although leading a life of seclusion, Emily Dickinson has composed many poems in which her sharp and unique understanding of the world is depicted. Her poems are mainly concerned about love, religion, nature and death. Of all 1775 poems published in 1995 by Thomas Johnson, more than 500 are about nature. Being influenced by two conflicting thoughts of her time, her nature-themed poems are paradoxical complexes of both thoughts- Puritanism and Transcendentalism. 

1.3 Significance of the study

Just as what has been said above, poetry is of great importance in cultural exchanges, among which literary classics poetry is an ubiquitous way to promote one nation’s glorious and splendid culture.