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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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This study analyzes the impact of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman on José Martí and his search for a political and cultural design for postcolonial Latin America. Martí integrated Emerson's call for individual self-reliance and for cultural independence from Europe, as well as Whitman's embrace of liberty and democracy and his poetry and prose reveal the formal and conceptual influence of the two North American writers. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index. |
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Martâi's reception of Emerson and Whitman -- Thinking beyond ideological binaries: Martâi's "planetarity" in the context of postcolonial studies -- Diverging views: Martâi, Emerson, and Whitman on social and political issues. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Martí, José, 1853-1895 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Martí, José, 1853-1895. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Martí, José, 1853-1895 -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Influence.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Political and social views.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Influence.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Political and social views.
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Colonies in literature.
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Colonies in literature. |
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Latin America -- In literature.
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Latin America. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Schwarzmann, George M. Influence of Emerson and Whitman on the Cuban Poet José Martí : Themes of Immigration, Colonialism, and Independence. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2009 9780773447288 |
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9780773417700 |
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0773417702 |
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9780773447288 |
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0773447288 |
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