Soul, Ego, and the Problem of Self-Location in American Poetry: From Emerson to the Beat Generation
Stiles, Bradley Jon
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Description
Title
Soul, Ego, and the Problem of Self-Location in American Poetry: From Emerson to the Beat Generation
Author(s)
Stiles, Bradley Jon
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Chai, Leon
Department of Study
English
Discipline
English
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Philosophy
Language
eng
Abstract
But, even given that many changes have occurred between Emerson's era and the Beat Generation that alter the conditions of self-location, such changes nevertheless do not fundamentally alter the process by which that self-location is achieved. By becoming conscious of the surrounding landscape (however that term is defined) the poet makes a judgment about his or her place in the universe---and not coincidentally determines what aspects of life give meaning to human existence.
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