Ambiguous Struggle: Abjecting the M/other in "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life"

Beth Jensen

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1654

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Ambiguous Struggle: Abjecting the M/other in "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life"

Abstract

Offers a reading of "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life" based on Julia Kristeva's theories of "the maternal role in language acquisition and subject formation" and childhood encounters with the "abject."

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How to Cite: Jensen, B. (2001) “Ambiguous Struggle: Abjecting the M/other in "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life"”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 18(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1654