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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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long turn
Could you please let me know what the three words each mean in the following passage?
divided, competing, long turn
Following Emily Dickinson's death, her sister Lavinia dedicated herself to getting the poet's mostly unpublished works into print. In order to do this, she turned to her brother's wife, Susan Dickinson. But she also sought assistance from his mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd. The manuscripts of Dickinson's poetry were divided between these two women, who bitterly refused to collaborate and continuously published competing editions of Dickinson's work. This allowed Emily Dickinson's poetry to enjoy a long turn in the literary spotlight.
divided, competing, long turn
Following Emily Dickinson's death, her sister Lavinia dedicated herself to getting the poet's mostly unpublished works into print. In order to do this, she turned to her brother's wife, Susan Dickinson. But she also sought assistance from his mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd. The manuscripts of Dickinson's poetry were divided between these two women, who bitterly refused to collaborate and continuously published competing editions of Dickinson's work. This allowed Emily Dickinson's poetry to enjoy a long turn in the literary spotlight.
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contraposition The manuscripts of Dickinson's poetry were divided between these two women, One of those women was in possession of some of the manuscripts and the other woman was in possession of the rest of the manuscripts. contraposition competing Competing means trying to compete with and outdo each other commercially. Some of the manuscripts might have possibly had the same poems.
- contraposition The manuscripts of Dickinson's poetry were divided between these two women, One of those women was in possession of some of the manuscripts and the other woman was in possession of the rest of the manuscripts.
- contraposition competing Competing means trying to compete with and outdo each other commercially.
- Some of the manuscripts might have possibly had the same poems.
- contraposition to enjoy a long turn in the literary spotlight.
- I've never heard of "long turn" in such a context; this could be a typo.
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contrapositionThe manuscripts of Dickinson's poetry were divided between these two women,One of those women was in possession of some of the manuscripts and the other woman was in possession of the rest of the manuscripts.
contraposition competingCompeting means trying to compete with and outdo each other commercially. Som
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