The world of Dickinson makes sense to us because we live on the internet, a planet where genres and periods collapse into 2D memes whose power to transmit embedded meaning is matched by the low cost effort of producing them.
Long running tension throughout literary history: MIMESIS (mimic reality) vs DIEGESIS (telling about reality). Or, maybe more relevant but more obscure, mimesis vs AISTHESIS — drawing attention to the palpability of art, the sensations evoked by literature (or sculpture, music, TV whatever), a reminder of the feeling of being. Mindful TV is a great example of this
Long running tension throughout literary history: MIMESIS (mimic reality) vs DIEGESIS (telling about reality). Or, maybe more relevant but more obscure, mimesis vs AISTHESIS — drawing attention to the palpability of art, the sensations evoked by literature (or sculpture, music, TV whatever), a reminder of the feeling of being. Mindful TV is a great example of this