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ISSN : 1226-4946(Print)
ISSN : 2288-5412(Online)
The Yeats Journal of Korea Vol.78 No. pp.233-254
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14354/yjk.2025.78.233

The Gothic in Emily Dickinson: Uncertainty and Circumference

Jiyun Seo
lecturer in the department of English language and literature at Hanyang University

Abstract

This study investigates the Gothic elements in Emily Dickinson’s poetry, focusing on the boundaries of perception and the fragmented self. Dickinson reconfigures traditional Gothic conventions, moving beyond the prescriptive framework of Puritan religiosity to construct a subjectively autonomous spiritual perspective. The transgression and resistance central to Gothic discourse recur in her work, creating spaces of incompleteness and open-endedness that drive her poetic imagination. Unlike conventional Gothic literature, which emphasizes external fear and desire, Dickinson’s Gothic is intertwined with the denial of divine grace or salvation. Her inner acts of transgression and resistance provide a framework for interpreting the relationship between self and divine, offering a Gothic lens through which to read her consciousness as fragmented, ruptured, or suspended. This approach expands the critical perspective on Dickinson’s poetry, highlighting its psychological, spiritual, and aesthetic dimensions.

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