Dickinson’s daisy/sun(set), Daoism, and Emerson

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EXPLICATOR Pub Date : 2021-04-21 DOI:10.1080/00144940.2021.1920357

Yanbin Kang

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Abstract

Abstract Regarding “The Daisy follows soft the Sun -” (Fr161), the interpretive energy has been invested upon formulating the love relationship between the daisy and the sun, describing her humbleness, faithfulness, and masochistic attachment, her transformation from subservience to assertiveness or her assertion in disguise of humility. From a combined perspective of Daoism and Ralph Waldo Emerson, this essay argues that this poem features the course of nature, the transcendent moment that gravitates within, and an impersonal love. The poem dramatizes a process of returning to quietude characterized by stillness, darkness, and serenity. The Emersonian vein is clearly evidenced in the daisy’s posture of “[Sitting] shyly” at night, returning to solitude, and finding a rest within an edifying sentiment. The daisy-sunset love echoes Emerson’s spiritual love which presupposes a non-possessive attitude. This strand of theme intersects with softening the light, an idea which is essential for a flourishing state of being and interaction.

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狄金森的菊花/太阳（落山）、道教和爱默生

摘要关于“雏菊追随柔软的太阳”（Fr161），解释的能量被投入到了构建雏菊和太阳之间的爱情关系上，描述了她的谦逊、忠诚和受虐狂依恋，她从顺从到自信的转变，或者她伪装成谦逊的断言。本文从道家和爱默生的角度出发，认为这首诗的特点是自然的进程，内在的超越时刻，以及一种非个人的爱。这首诗戏剧性地描绘了一个回归宁静的过程，其特点是宁静、黑暗和宁静。雏菊在晚上“害羞地坐着”，回到孤独中，在一种启迪的情绪中找到休息的姿势，清楚地证明了爱默生的风格。菊花落日之爱呼应了爱默生的精神之爱，这种精神之爱以非占有态度为前提。这条主题线与软化光线相交，这是一个繁荣的存在和互动状态所必需的想法。

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