Transatlantic Connections : Whitman U.S., Whitman U.K.

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In this series of textual readings and cultural comparisons, M. Wynn Thomas explores Whitman's amazing ability to appeal across distances and centuries. The book's contrasting sections reflect the two locations studied: the first shows Whitman in his time and place, while the second reposi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, M. Wynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 2009.
Colección:Iowa Whitman series.
Temas:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Appreciation > England.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation > History.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Appreciation > United States.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
American poetry > Appreciation > England.
English literature > American influences.
Poésie américaine > Appréciation > Angleterre.
Littérature anglaise > Influence américaine.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
American poetry > Appreciation.
Art appreciation.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
England.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this series of textual readings and cultural comparisons, M. Wynn Thomas explores Whitman's amazing ability to appeal across distances and centuries. The book's contrasting sections reflect the two locations studied: the first shows Whitman in his time and place, while the second repositions him within the cultures of England and Wales from the late 19th to the late 20th century. In the opening chapter he is placed against the vivid, outrageous background of the New York of his time; the second finds evidence in his poetry of a critique of the new urban politics of the emerging city boss; t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9781587295997
1587295997

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