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Joyous Sacrifice: On the Scapegoat as Voluntary Victim in "Song of Myself" and "Howl".

Authors :
Hage, Stéphanie
Source :
Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis & Culture; 2020, Vol. 27, p81-99, 19p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman, and "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg. It reveals the same underlying mechanism and brings together scattered elements studied separately; and mentions about the description of a voluntary self- sacrifice, symbolically committed by the poets themselves.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10757201
Volume :
27
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis & Culture
Publication Type :
Review
Accession number :
143844412
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14321/contagion.27.2020.0081