Essays 181 - 210
printers apprentice and then went on to work as a journeyman printer and a teacher (Books and Writers). Following that period of...
and insights as previous nature poets and against the threat of a materialism that seems to be viewed as a destructive force capab...
. . . perceives that it waits a little while in the door . . . that it was fittest for its days . . . that its action has...
the natural surroundings, with the death of a powerful man. More often than not we, as human beings, keep memories of such powerfu...
Thomas Eakins: A Friendship of Artistic Gain). In fact, this particular painting is clearly a representation of a scene in Whitman...
In five pages this paper discusses the untraditional structural unity that is present in the poem 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman...
well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...
In five pages Emerson's 'The Poet' essay is used to evaluate the writings of Walt Whitman. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...
Two of Walt Whitman's most famous works, O Captain, My Captain and When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, capture the essence o...
In thirteen pages this paper discusses the romantic aspects of science and poetry in a consideration of the works by poets includi...
occupation or condition, unworthy of being saluted in his poetry. Although he was relatively successful in terms of worldly succe...
In 5 pages this 1950 poem serves as a reflection on the American literary Renaissance characterized by Walt Whitman and Ralph Wald...
This paper discusses how his American vision is expressed by Walt Whitman in 'Song of Myself' in five pages. There are no other s...
individuals freedom and dignity. He espoused the self as the most important entity. In transcendentalism, the person aspi...
In five pages this report discusses the 'pale face' or 'redskin' literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth century with the 'pal...
seems to be making a statement about independence of spirit, but an involvement with mankind. "I markd where on a little promontor...
to Whitmans own estimates, he aided over 100,000 soldiers during this period, many of whom became his devoted friends (Valiumas 70...
For example, in verse six, Whitman is ". . . Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms/strong and content I tra...
disjointed discourse on a series of ideas and impressions that flow freely through a characters or narrators mind. The very person...
just enough on the ball to attempt to rise to a higher level. However, the plays hero is not a particularly unique or sensitive i...
was the spirit of Zen, as he drew his imagery from the "taproots" of the earth, the presence of a moment (Hassain, 1995). The "su...
In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...
each individual word. Yet, paradoxically, poetry is that art form in which what is unsaid is often as important--or more importan...
accurately and appropriately described as of a "shared identity." However, that shared identity also has a level of uncertainty w...
on other writers who were to follow them. However, just as Emerson did not express his philosophy in the same way as Thoreau, foll...
Objectification of humans is the focus of this poetic analysis of 'Pruned Tree' by Howard Moss, 'The Work Box' by Thomas Hardy and...
me leading wherever I choose. Out of the Cradle is a much slower-moving poem. It begins with the poet recalling a childhood ...
to Leaves of Grass-certainly more perfect as a work of art, being adjusted in all its proportions . . . But I am perhaps mainly sa...
This paper compares and contrasts the universe and life outlook featured in these two poems by Walt Whitman in six pages. There a...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the images featured in these two poems by Walt Whitman. There are no other sources...