A historical guide to Walt Whitman /

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Few authors are so well suited to historical study as Whitman, who is widely considered America's greatest poet. This Guide combines contemporary cultural studies and historical scholarship to illuminate Whitman's diverse contexts. The essays explore dimensions of Whitman's dynamic re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Reynolds, David S., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series:Historical guides to American authors.
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Critique et interprétation.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
1800-1899
Literature and history > United States > History > 19th century > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature and history > United States > History > 19th century.
Littérature et histoire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature et histoire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle > Guides, manuels, etc.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Literature and history
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Handbooks and manuals
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / David S. Reynolds
  • Walt Whitman, 1819-1892: a brief biography / David S. Reynolds
  • Lucifer and Ethiopia: Whitman, race, and poetics before the Civil War and after / Ed Folsom
  • Political roots of Leaves of Grass / Jerome Loving
  • Whitman and the gay American ethos / M. Jimmie Killingsworth
  • Whitman and the visual arts / Roberta K. Tarbell
  • Whitman the democrat / Kenneth Cmiel
  • Illustrated chronology
  • Bibliographical essay / David S. Reynolds.

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