InDeathintheAfternoon()presentshisphilosophyaboutlifeanddeaththroughthedepictionofthebullfightasakindofmicrocosmictragedy.
In1920,()publishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadisewhichwas,tosomeextent,hisownstory.
CloselyrelatedtoDickinson’sreligiouspoetryareherpoemsconcerning(),rangingoverthephysicalaswellasthepsychologicalandemotionalaspectsofdeath.