American Metempsychosis: Emerson, Whitman, and the New Poetry

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American Metempsychosis American Metempsychosis Emerson, Whitman, and the New Poetry john michael corrigan Fordham University Press new york 2012 Copyright © 2012 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corrigan, John Michael. American metempsychosis : Emerson, Whitman, and the new poetry / John Michael Corrigan. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-4234-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. American literature—19th century—History and criticism. 2. Selfconsciousness (Awareness) in literature. 3. National characteristics, American, in literature. 4. Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803–1882—Criticism and interpretation. 5. Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892—Criticism and interpretation. 6. Transmigration in literature. I. Title. PS217.S44C67 2012 810.9'353—dc23 2011042866 Printed in the United States of America 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 First edition A book in the American Literatures Initiative (ALI), a collaborative publishing project of NYU Press, Fordham University Press, Rutgers University Press, Temple University Press, and the University of Virginia Press. The Initiative is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.americanliteratures.org. ...