Whitman’s Transcendentalism: An Analysis of “Song of Myself” by Comparing with Emersonian Thought

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10.2991/assehr.k.210519.181How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Transcendentalism, Whitman, Emerson, Song of Myself

Abstract

Whitman’s “Song of Myself” shows his transcendentalist thoughts, greatly influenced by Emerson while also having his distinguished understanding. The paper mainly focuses on “Song of Myself” to analyze the similarities and differences between Whitman’s and Emerson’s transcendentalism. Fundamentally, both Whitman and Emerson emphasize the power of nature, human agency, and equality. Meanwhile, they hold different views towards the physical body and the realization of transcendental experience.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rui Liu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/20
TI  - Whitman’s Transcendentalism: An Analysis of “Song of Myself” by Comparing with Emersonian Thought
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 906
EP  - 911
SN  - 2352-5398
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