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Even the best critical writing on emily dickinson underestimates her. she is frightening. to come to her directly from dante, spenser, blake, and baudelaire is to find her sadomasochism obvious and flagrant. birds, bees, and amputated hands are the dizzy stuff of this poetry. dickinson is like the homosexual cultist draping himself in black leather and chains to bring the idea of masculinity into aggressive visibility.
-Camille Paglia
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Even The Best Critical Writing On Emily

Camille Paglia
Even the best critical writing on emily dickinson underestimates her. she is frightening. to come to her directly from dante, spenser, blake, and baudelaire is to find her sadomasochism obvious and flagrant. birds, bees, and amputated hands are the dizzy stuff of this poetry. dickinson is like the homosexual cultist draping himself in black leather and chains to bring the idea of masculinity into aggressive visibility.
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