Literature, Romantic Period

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Dorothy Wordsworth and Emily Dickinson are well-known women Wordsworth is British and her popularity rests in her journals and letters while Dickinson is a major American poet . Both lived in almost the same period in history , although Wordsworth was born about 30 years ahead of Dickinson . The writings of both women catapulted them to literary fame posthumously . Dickinson 's poetry was discovered and published after her death although her genius only came to be recognized late into the 20th century . Wordsworth , meanwhile , is only being

br recognized in recent decades , alongside the reevaluations of the role of women in literature

The personal lives of the two could be described as completely different . Dorothy Wordsworth was born in poverty in 1771 . She and her brother , the famous poet William Wordsworth , were orphaned at a young age and lived with relatives for most of their young lives . She wrote poetry , stories and kept a diary but never ambitioned to become a writer like her brother . She did not marry and grew old in the countryside living with her brother and his wife , in the company of other writer friends

Emily Dickinson , on the other hand , was born and raised in a well-off family who lived in a mansion in Main Street in Amherst , Massachusetts She had a good education since her father sent her to good schools While she lived in the city , she to be alone and was reclusive especially during the latter years of...