American metempsychosis : Emerson, Whitman, and the new poetry /

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""The transmigration of souls is no fable. I would it were, but men and women are only half human." With these words, Ralph Waldo Emerson confronts a dilemma that illuminates the formation of American individualism: to evolve and become fully human requires a heightened engagement wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Corrigan, John Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, ©2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Criticism and interpretation.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
1800 - 1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Transmigration in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Conscience de soi dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The metempsychotic mind
  • The double consciousness
  • Reading the metempsychotic text
  • Writing the metempsychotic text
  • The new poetry.

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