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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Soul, Ego, and the Problem of Self-Location in American Poetry: From Emerson to the Beat Generation

Abstract

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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.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Stiles, Bradley Jon
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Chai, Leon

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI9921740
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/81500

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Stiles, Bradley Jon. Soul, Ego, and the Problem of Self-Location in American Poetry: From Emerson to the Beat Generation. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/81500