• Yugal Jyoti Borah
• Dr. Deepa Phukan Boruah

Emily Dickinson, one of the famous poets in American Literature, used to write a number of poems based on Death and immortality. Her socio-cultural background as well as her personal experiences compelled her to write death poems. She had to bear the death of her parents, friends and lovers untimely. She felt lonely and lived a secluded life without meeting her near and dears. Her limited communication with the society made her insightful and her perspective on life and death were reflected throughout her poetry. Emily’s poetry has also been labeled as enigmatic. Her dilemma on Christianity, especially in relation with survival of the soul after death has been clearly reflected in her poems like ‘Because I Could Not Stop for Death’ and ‘I Heard a Fly Buzz- when I Died’ where her religious doubt has been widely explored. No doubt, Emily Dickinson agrees with some of the Calvinist religious beliefs, but still has some doubts about the natural wantonness of mankind and the concept of the afterlife. Dickinson’s spiritual background is signified by her religious beliefs which formed the basis of her obsession with death. Although Dickinson is a religious person who believes in the certainty of death and eternal life, she is an eccentric as she is doubtful and inquisitive about the nature of death. Dickinson’s Transcendentalist attitude can also be identified to be a factor of her preoccupation with death as reflected in her poems.

Life, death, Seclusion, Christianity, Afterlife, Emily Dickenson.

"Emily Dickinson's Poetic Feelings Through the Corridors of Death and Immortality", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.g59-g64, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412610.pdf

"Emily Dickinson's Poetic Feelings Through the Corridors of Death and Immortality", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppg59-g64, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412610.pdf