Emily Dickinson and John Keats: Search for Truth, Beauty and Passion: A Comparative Study
Abstract
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and John Keats (1795-1821) are two major poets in English literature. Dickinson was a product of the New England tradition of moral Calvinism(1); the theological system of John Calvin (1509-1564). Its key principle is that God, not man, is central and supreme. Calvinism is a systematic account of biblical teachings.(2) Dickinsons dissatisfaction with her tradition made her question most of its theology and belief.(3) Many of her poems talk about the theme of death and immortality. In fact, her religious experience was always seeking for the truth; she refuses to be in a state of believing a creed on the basis of habit or authority. (4)