Cosmic Optimism: A Study of the Interpretation of Evolution by American Poets from Emerson to Robinson

accepted ages American animal appearance beginning believe body Boston called cause century chapter Complete conception concerned conclusion continued cosmic course Darwin death divine doctrine doubt earth edition Emerson essay evil evolution evolutionary example existence expressed fact faith final force forms give heart higher Houghton human Ibid idea idealism important influence interest interpretation kind knowledge later least Leaves less Letters light lines living man's material matter means mechanism merely Mifflin mind moreover nature never object optimism organic Origin passage perfect philosophy poem poet Poetical poetry position present principle progress question quoted reason regarded relation result seems sense simply soul species Spencer spirit statement theme theory things thought tion true truth turn universe Whitman whole writing wrote York