ディキンスンの"I-Years had been-from Home-" について

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In 1869, Emily Dickinson wrote to Higginson that she "did not cross her Father's land to go to any house or town" . Reading her letters and poems, we can easily realize her attachment to "Home" . Poem 609, "I-Years had been-from Home-" has two versions, one written in 1862, the other in 1872. Dickinson's revisions indicate a continuing concern for the theme of this poem. In this poem, her persona returns "Home" after long years of absence. Although she has returned "Home", she is afraid to enter for fear of seeing a face she has never seen before. Overcome by the horror of what she imagines she may encounter, she can only flee from the house holding her hands over her ears. There are some ambiguities which leave the reader puzzled. What is the "Home" in this poem? Does it mean the Kingdom of Heaven, where God exists? What is the "face"? Is it the face of death? Why does she run away in a panic, "like a Thief"? Johnson says Poem 609 seems pallid, and does not appreciate it. I agree this may not be one of Dickinson's best poems, but by considering the points I have mentioned, I think we can realize Dickinson's deep and earnest awareness of life.
甲南女子大学の論文
2003-03-18