JOURNAL ARTICLE

Emerson's Banyan-Rhizomatics.

  • Published In: Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism, 2025, v. 54, n. 1. P. 57 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kuiken, Vesna 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on how Ralph Waldo Emerson's engagement with the banyan tree offers a radical, non-linear model of life and identity rooted in ceaseless transformation rather than fixed origins. Topics include the banyan tree's symbolic significance following the Maui wildfires, Emerson's theory of compensatory dualism that challenges static identity and eschatological closure, and the tree's rhizomatic structure as a metaphor for decentralized, horizontal growth.

Additional Information

  • Source:Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism. 2025/01, Vol. 54, Issue 1, p57
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0049-2426
  • DOI:10.1353/sub.2025.a959051
  • Accession Number:185451145

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