Question

In at least 100 words, describe how Whitman's "sling of Myself" embodies Transcendental ideals

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet wishes to maintain the identity of his individual self, and yet he desires to merge it with the universal self, which involves the identification of the poet's self with mankind and the mystical union of the poet with God, the Absolute Self. Sexual union is figurative anticipation of spiritual union.

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