That Dickinson and Whitman shared a common ground of aspiration for existential wholeness is made clearer to twentieth-century readers by Salska's argument, which traces the poets' heritage from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Although both poets begin with the same vision—that the artist's mind is solely responsible for the organization of the universe—their realizations of that image diverge radically.
Salska's keen judicious observations add much to our understanding of the poets both as individuals and as contemporaries. Her book will be of great interest to students of Whitman and Dickinson, poetry and American literature. The clarity of style makes the book invaluable to undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in general.
That Dickinson and Whitman shared a common ground of aspiration for existential wholeness is made clearer to twentieth-century readers by Salska's argument, which traces the poets' heritage from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Although both poets begin with the same vision—that the artist's mind is solely responsible for the organization of the universe—their realizations of that image diverge radically.
Salska's keen judicious observations add much to our understanding of the poets both as individuals and as contemporaries. Her book will be of great interest to students of Whitman and Dickinson, poetry and American literature. The clarity of style makes the book invaluable to undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in general.
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson: Poetry of the Central Consciousness
256Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson: Poetry of the Central Consciousness
256Hardcover(Reprint 2016 ed.)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780812279467 |
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Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. |
Publication date: | 06/29/1985 |
Series: | Anniversary Collection |
Edition description: | Reprint 2016 ed. |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |