| I. American Songs |
A. Oral tradition
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B. Literary tradition
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| II. Longfellow |
A. Career
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B. Style
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| III. Whitman |
A. As original
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1. Free verse
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2. Organic style
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B. As "modern"
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1. All subjects embraced
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2. Modern subjects celebrated
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C. As American
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D. In Washington, D.C.
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E. In "Song of Myself"
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1. Enumerations of America
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2. Transcendental self
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a. "I"
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b. Looks
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c. Participates
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d. Joins
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e. Fuses
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f. Unity of "I"
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| IV. Dickinson |
A. "New Englandly"
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1. Life circumscribed (#J285)
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a. Subjects
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b. Emblematic perspective
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2. Circumscribed power (#J303)
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B. "Slant" original (#J1129)
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1. Elliptical
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2. "Traditional"
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3. Metaphoric (#J341)
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4. Eccentric (#J1463)
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C. Questioner
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1. Process, not categories
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2. Answers? (#J465, #J501)
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| V. American dreamers (#J755) |