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The Poetry of Walt Whitman

By Nick Selby

The Poetry of Walt Whitman Social Sciences

The Poetry of Walt Whitman

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Nick Selby assembles some of the most important critical writings about Walt Whitman in order to demonstrate how critical debate about him has reflected changing perceptions of America itself. Beginning with essays by Emerson and Whitman, and reviews of the first edition of Leaves of Grass (1855), this Readers' Guide discusses the literary expectations that Whitman transgressed, and continues by examining his gradual critical elevation into America's spokesman, its 'good gray poet', and his place in the growth of 'American Studies' in the 1940s and 1950s. In its final chapters the Guide explores postmodern, cultural materialist, and 'queer' readings of Whitman's poetry.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
188
Release Date:
2003-11-17
Publication Date:
2003-11-17
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1403933162
ISBN13:
9781403933164
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
375 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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