Nature and its relationship to the individual in 19th century American Literature

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1, University of Aberdeen (English department), course: AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900, language: English, abstract: Dieses Essay untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Natur im der amerikanischen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den Werken von Nathaniel Hawthorne und Walt Whitman. This essay explores the relationship between man and nature in 19th century American literature. It mainly focuses on stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman.