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.
Recommended Citation
McClelland, Matthew, "Emerson And The Vision Of The Child" (2011). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 614.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/614
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Comments
Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7JW8BXF