The Battle Fought Between the Soul
poem 594
The Battle Fought Between the Soul - meaning Summary
Inner Combat as War
Dickinson presents an intense, private struggle within the self, calling the conflict between the soul and "No Man" the greatest battle. The poem emphasizes its invisibility: it leaves no public news, history, or record, because it is bodiless and internal. The speaker suggests such inner combats play out like nocturnal legions that vanish with sunrise, enduring only in their own unseen enactment and resolution.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Battle fought between the Soul And No Man is the One Of all the Battles prevalent By far the Greater One No News of it is had abroad Its Bodiless Campaign Establishes, and terminates Invisible Unknown&mdas h; Nor History record it As Legions of a Night The Sunrise scatters These endure Enact and terminate
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