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Washington University in St. Louis

Emerson And The Vision Of The Child

Abstract

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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.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English and American Literature
Year dc:date.available
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • McClelland, Matthew
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Robert Milder

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English (en)

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:etd-1613

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

McClelland, Matthew. Emerson And The Vision Of The Child. Dissertation thesis, 2011. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/614