Title

Emerson And The Vision Of The Child

Author

Matthew McClelland, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Author's Department/Program

English and American Literature

Language

English (en)

Date of Award

1-1-2011

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Chair and Committee

Robert Milder

Abstract

This work argues for a reading of Ralph Waldo Emerson that takes into account his childhood and early upbringing, and thereby reads his mature philosophical works as reactionary enabling mythologies that were forged by his troubled childhood.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7JW8BXF

Recommended Citation

McClelland, Matthew, "Emerson And The Vision Of The Child" (2011). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 614.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/614