American metempsychosis : Emerson, Whitman, and the new poetry / John Michael Corrigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corrigan, John Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature.

National characteristics, American, in literature.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Criticism and interpretation.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Criticism and interpretation.

Whitman, Walt.

Transmigration in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

viii, 248 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Metempsychosis, or transmigration of the soul, is the belief that the individual soul undergoes a series of rebirths into different bodies. In this literary and philosophical study, Corrigan (American literature, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan) reveals the Hindu, Buddhist, mystical Christian, and ancient Greek roots of Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas on the 'metempsychosis of nature' and the later adaptation of the idea in the writing and art of Walt Whitman. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The metempsychotic mind

The double consciousness

Reading the metempsychotic text

Writing the metempsychotic text

The new poetry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823242344

082324234X

OCLC:

759491765