The Concept of the Self in E. E. Cummings
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The preoccupation with the self was a central and life-longconcern for E. E. Cummings which is reflected in his entire poeticwork. How does he perceive the individual? What are thecharacteristics of the self and how does it relate to itssurroundings? The notion of selfhood in Cummings is complex. Thereader is confronted with two different and even contradictorynotions of selfhood. This book analyses the two types of the self -the optimistic, self-reliant individual and the pessimistic,doubting self - revealing the important influences of AmericanTranscendentalism and Modernism on Cummings. The...
The preoccupation with the self was a central and life-longconcern for E. E. Cummings which is reflected in his entire poeticwork. How does he perceive the individual? What are thecharacteristics of the self and how does it relate to itssurroundings? The notion of selfhood in Cummings is complex. Thereader is confronted with two different and even contradictorynotions of selfhood. This book analyses the two types of the self -the optimistic, self-reliant individual and the pessimistic,doubting self - revealing the important influences of AmericanTranscendentalism and Modernism on Cummings. The two movements arediscussed in separate chapters and are preceded by a shortintroduction into the philosophy of mind to guarantee a betterunderstanding of the different notions of selfhood in Cummings. Aclose analysis of his poetic work shows how Cummings presents twocontradictory notions of the self without losing credibility. Thebook is aimed at scholars of American literature as well as allreaders who open up to an original kind of poetry that deals withbasic questions of the human self in a refreshing and playfulmanner.
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