Belief and Disbelief in American LiteratureTom Paine and republican religion -- Landscape as religion: Irving, Bryant, Cooper -- Transcendentalism and Emerson -- The cosmic optimism of Walt Whitman -- The pessimism of Mark Twain -- The cosmic loneliness of Robert Frost. |
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... passages part of their total response to American life . They differed importantly among themselves . Here , for example , is a passage on the American landscape from Irving's The Sketch Book , first published in 1819-20 : I visited ...
... passages part of their total response to American life . They differed importantly among themselves . Here , for example , is a passage on the American landscape from Irving's The Sketch Book , first published in 1819-20 : I visited ...
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... passage God does not figure as a Father but as an Elder Brother , who receives his Younger Brother , the human soul , after its passage through time into eternity . III Since for Whitman all existence in any sense of the word means ...
... passage God does not figure as a Father but as an Elder Brother , who receives his Younger Brother , the human soul , after its passage through time into eternity . III Since for Whitman all existence in any sense of the word means ...
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... Passage to India " concludes with a call to take passage for more than India : Passage to more than India ! Are thy wings plumed indeed for such far flights ? Sail forth - steer for the deep waters only , Reckless O soul , exploring , I ...
... Passage to India " concludes with a call to take passage for more than India : Passage to more than India ! Are thy wings plumed indeed for such far flights ? Sail forth - steer for the deep waters only , Reckless O soul , exploring , I ...
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Transcendentalism and Emerson | 48 |
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