American Metempsychosis - Emerson, Whitman, and the New Poetry

Informationen zum Autor John Michael Corrigan Klappentext American Metempsychosis explores the ancient concept of metempsychosis as a precursor to the idea of history. In the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman, metempsychosis serves as a form of American self-knowing - the effort to reshape identity through a self's heightened awareness of its own cognitive succession. Zusammenfassung American Metempsychosis explores the ancient concept of metempsychosis as a precursor to the idea of history. In the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman, metempsychosis serves as a form of American self-knowing – the effort to reshape identity through a self’s heightened awareness of its own cognitive succession.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Michael Corrigan
• Editore: Fordham University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9780823242344
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-4234-4
• Pagine: 254
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese