Exploring Walden (1854) and Little Women (1868), two autobiographical künstlerromane depicting the education and rise of a young artist, will enable a presentation of Alcott’s criticism and revision of the Transcendental poet-genius ideal.

Mary had taken the whim into her willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her.

In metaconsumption, the objectification, rather than the object itself, is shared, circulated, and consumed. This objectification can impart status to and shape identity for those who are able to lay claim to it through language.

He was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune.