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Both Emily Dickinson and Walter Whitman used their poetry as a way to express transcendentalist ideas. Whitman wrote mostly about self-knowledge and spirituality while Dickinson wrote about the self knowledge and nature aspects of the transcendentalist beliefs. In Dickinson’s “I taste a liquor never brewed,� Dickinson reminisces on how nature had put her into a drunken state just because of the sheer beauty of it, however in “I’m Nobody,� she reaches the self realization aspect of transcendentalism when she fully understands that the well-known and public people are damned and aren’t going to be as well off as she is. The only time Dickinson makes reference to spirituality is when she’s bashing it, “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church - - I keep it staying at Home . . . (with) an Orchard, for a dome� Dickinson doesn’t care about Church, to her an orchard is grander and more magnificent than any Cathedral or Church she could attend.
Walter Whitman, however, couldn’t care less about nature, he wrote constantly about death and in stanza six of “Song of Myself� claims, “What is grass . . . Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord.� This completely takes away the meaning of Nature in his poems, he has claimed the nature is only created because the Lord has made it, it’s not something to be one with as shown through stanza two of “Song of Myself� and he doesn’t write about it once, in “Song of Myself�. He does however; write about self knowledge just like Dickinson. In the 50th part of “Song of Myself� he writes a whole stanza about coming to the realization that he has something that’s apart of him, the eternal happiness, that feels so great and makes him so happy. While believing in the same transcendentalist idea of self knowledge, Dickinson wrote more about nature, such as “I taste liquor never brewed� while Whitman wrote mostly about the transcendentalist idea of spirituality. These two authors don’t come off as complete Transcendentalists in the limited amount of poetry we have. Dickinson leaves out the spiritual part of Transcendentalist while Whitman avoids the nature part. If it was possible to combine the works of both poets, they would create a full Transcendentalist that encompasses all three ideas of the transcendentalist movement.
Both Emily Dickinson and Walter Whitman used their poetry as a way to express transcendentalist ideas. Whitman wrote mostly about self-knowledge and spirituality while Dickinson wrote about the self knowledge and nature aspects of the transcendentalist beliefs. In Dickinson’s “I taste a liquor never brewed,� Dickinson reminisces on how nature had put her into a drunken state just because of the sheer beauty of it, however in “I’m Nobody,� she reaches the self realization aspect of transcendentalism when she fully understands that the well-known and public people are damned and aren’t going to be as well off as she is. The only time Dickinson makes reference to spirituality is when she’s bashing it, “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church - - I keep it staying at Home . . . (with) an Orchard, for a dome� Dickinson doesn’t care about Church, to her an orchard is grander and more magnificent than any Cathedral or Church she could attend.
Walter Whitman, however, couldn’t care less about nature, he wrote constantly about death and in stanza six of “Song of Myself� claims, “What is grass . . . Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord.� This completely takes away the meaning of Nature in his poems, he has claimed the nature is only created because the Lord has made it, it’s not something to be one with as shown through stanza two of “Song of Myself� and he doesn’t write about it once, in “Song of Myself�. He does however; write about self knowledge just like Dickinson. In the 50th part of “Song of Myself� he writes a whole stanza about coming to the realization that he has something that’s apart of him, the eternal happiness, that feels so great and makes him so happy. While believing in the same transcendentalist idea of self knowledge, Dickinson wrote more about nature, such as “I taste liquor never brewed� while Whitman wrote mostly about the transcendentalist idea of spirituality. These two authors don’t come off as complete Transcendentalists in the limited amount of poetry we have. Dickinson leaves out the spiritual part of Transcendentalist while Whitman avoids the nature part. If it was possible to combine the works of both poets, they would create a full Transcendentalist that encompasses all three ideas of the transcendentalist movement.
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Both Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman used their poetry to express transcendentalist ideas. Whitman predominantly wrote about self-knowledge and spirituality, while Dickinson focused on self-knowledge and the aspects of nature in transcendentalist beliefs.
In Dickinson's poem "I taste a liquor never brewed," she reflects on how nature has intoxicated her due to its sheer beauty. However, in "I'm Nobody," she reaches a realization about self-identity in transcendentalism, understanding that famous and public individuals are doomed and will not experience the same fulfillment she does. The only instance where Dickinson mentions spirituality is when criticizing it, saying, "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church - - I keep it staying at Home . . . (with) an Orchard, for a dome." To her, an orchard is more impressive and majestic than any cathedral or church, indicating her indifference towards organized religion.
On the other hand, Whitman shows little interest in nature and instead frequently writes about death. In the sixth stanza of "Song of Myself," he states, "What is grass... Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord." This viewpoint diminishes the significance of nature in his poems, as he believes that nature only exists because a higher power created it. Whitman does not extensively explore the topic of nature in "Song of Myself." However, like Dickinson, he does delve into the concept of self-knowledge. In the 50th part of "Song of Myself," he dedicates an entire stanza to the realization that he possesses something eternal within him—a profound happiness that brings him immense joy.
While both authors embrace the idea of self-knowledge within transcendentalism, Dickinson focuses more on nature, as seen in "I taste a liquor never brewed," whereas Whitman concentrates more on spirituality. It is worth noting that their limited amount of poetry does not fully represent their adherence to the complete transcendentalist doctrine. Dickinson omits the spiritual aspect of transcendentalism, while Whitman disregards the connection to nature. If it were possible to combine their works, they could create a comprehensive transcendentalist perspective that encompasses all three aspects of the transcendentalist movement.
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