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Research paper thumbnail of ONTOLOGY OF WHITMAN’S AMERICANISM AND TRANSCENDENTAL VIEWPOINTS

Walt Whitman is a versatile poet of Americanism and Transcendentalism. First one is the individua... more Walt Whitman is a versatile poet of Americanism and Transcendentalism. First one is the individualism of
American perceptions and ideas and the latter is the name of a social and literary philosophy that was
holistic and distinctly American in nature. The ultimate transcendentalist Walt Whitman formulates a
theory and practice of living that sought to bring individuals and society back to the most simple, natural,
and straightforward beliefs that could guide human behavior and foster a health society. Henry David
Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were also such transcendentalist authors. In the perspectives of
transcendentalists nature and the natural world was the template for the human world and this theme in
transcendental poetry, especially in the case of Whitman, forms the backbone of meaning in his poetry.
Whitman also depicts the intense Americanism in his literary works which prove his patriotic and
nationalized approach. The study was conducted during the period of February 2014 to May 2014.

Research paper thumbnail of The Footsteps of Satan in “Pilgrim’s Progress” and “Dr. Faustus”

Research paper thumbnail of ONTOLOGY OF WHITMAN’S AMERICANISM AND TRANSCENDENTAL VIEWPOINTS

Walt Whitman is a versatile poet of Americanism and Transcendentalism. First one is the individua... more Walt Whitman is a versatile poet of Americanism and Transcendentalism. First one is the individualism of
American perceptions and ideas and the latter is the name of a social and literary philosophy that was
holistic and distinctly American in nature. The ultimate transcendentalist Walt Whitman formulates a
theory and practice of living that sought to bring individuals and society back to the most simple, natural,
and straightforward beliefs that could guide human behavior and foster a health society. Henry David
Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were also such transcendentalist authors. In the perspectives of
transcendentalists nature and the natural world was the template for the human world and this theme in
transcendental poetry, especially in the case of Whitman, forms the backbone of meaning in his poetry.
Whitman also depicts the intense Americanism in his literary works which prove his patriotic and
nationalized approach. The study was conducted during the period of February 2014 to May 2014.

Research paper thumbnail of The Footsteps of Satan in “Pilgrim’s Progress” and “Dr. Faustus”

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