In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider parts 11-13 of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. Specifically, we consider: (1) the Greco-Roman mythological imagery in parallel parts (11-12); (2) nature imagery vs. "sneaky" Christian imagery, and (3) is the harnessing of emotion by means of language an apex goal of the poetic art?
Basic Motivational Systems as laid out by Jaak Panksepp:
1) SEEKING (anticipation, desire)
2) RAGE (frustration, body surface irritation, restraint, indignation)
3) FEAR (pain, threat, foreboding)
4) PANIC/LOSS (separation distress, social loss, grief, loneliness)
5) PLAY (rough-and tumble carefree play, joy)
6) MATING (copulation—who and when)
7) CARE (maternal nurturance)
(http://mybrainnotes.com/fear-rage-panic.html)
