tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854202935880727663.post2186737904795858653..comments2023-08-22T04:53:51.320-07:00Comments on Emily's LitCrit Blog: Emerson & WhitmanEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757555093180735589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854202935880727663.post-36474779856567715072009-02-05T08:26:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:26:00.000-08:00Hey, I'm writing an essay for an Emerson class tha...Hey, I'm writing an essay for an Emerson class that is focused on the mutual inspiration between these two men. Do you know of any literature available that is focused on this topic? I love both Whitman and Emerson and believe I could write a paper citing only my own imagination, but we're required 5 sources. Thanks.Kevin Wilkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574738979231518242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854202935880727663.post-60874028463660140162008-02-24T19:55:00.000-08:002008-02-24T19:55:00.000-08:00Good connections, Emily. I think to some degree W...Good connections, Emily. I think to some degree Whitman is much more a poet of the body even though they are both romantics. Emerson was much more of a platonist than was Whitman, or at least he seems to be so to me. This means he's less likely to affirm the physical world per se, except as an avenue to what is beyond the physical world. Whitman comes much closer to valuing the materials world as an inherently spiritual entity. Something emerson might agree with in theory, but didn't really embody in his work.Peter Kerry Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931683618173412281noreply@blogger.com