A Reader's Guide to Walt Whitman
A Reader's Guide to Walt Whitman

Author: Gay Wilson Allen

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780815604884

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Author of the biography of Whitman and several other books about the poet, general coeditor of The Collected Writings, and for 25 years the leading scholar of Leaves of Grass, Allen has now produced a critical guide for an intelligent reader's analysis and evaluation of current interpretations and approaches to Whitman's poetry. Its five sections are concerned with: a) the Whitman man-or-beast myth; 2) the 'long foreground' to the Leaves; 3) the nine editions, 1855-1892, of Whitman's book...; 4) the central themes or subject matter that give it unity, and the views of critics...; and 5) its form and structure as seen in a dozen individual lyrics. The result is a useful, valuable, and even remarkable capstone to a long career devoted to the study of 'A Bible for Democracy' (Whitman's phrase for Leaves of Grass).

A Historical Guide to Walt Whitman
A Historical Guide to Walt Whitman

Author: David S. Reynolds

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2000-01-13

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0199728089

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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 relationship to working-class politics, race and slavery, sexual mores, the visual arts, and the idea of democracy. The poet who emerges from this volume is no "solitary singer," distanced from his culture, but what he himself called "the age transfigured," fully enmeshed in his times and addressing issues that are still vital today.

Who Was Walt Whitman?
Who Was Walt Whitman?

Author: Kirsten Anderson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0399543988

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How did a New York printer become one of the most influential poets of all time? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American literature forever. Throughout his life, Walt journeyed everywhere, from New York to New Orleans, Washington D.C. to Denver, taking in all that America had to offer. With the Civil War approaching, he saw a nation deeply divided, but he also understood the power of words to inspire unity. So in 1855, Walt published a short collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, a book about the America he saw and believed in. Though hated and misunderstood by many at the time, Walt's writing introduced an entirely new writing style: one that broke forms, and celebrated the common man, human body, and the diversity of America. Generations later, readers can still find themselves in Whitman's words, and recognize the America he depicts. Who Was Walt Whitman? follows his remarkable journey from a young New York printer to one of America's most beloved literary figures.

On Whitman
On Whitman

Author: C. K. Williams

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0691176108

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Pulitzer Prize–winning poet C. K. Williams's personal reflection on the art of Walt Whitman In this book, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet C. K. Williams sets aside the mass of biography and literary criticism that has accumulated around Walt Whitman and attempts to go back to Leaves of Grass as he first encountered it—to explore why Whitman's epic "continues to inspire and sometimes daunt" him. The result is a personal reassessment and appreciation of one master poet by another, as well as an unconventional and brilliant introduction to Whitman. Beautifully written and rich with insight, this is a book that refreshes our ability to see Whitman in all his power.

Re-Scripting Walt Whitman
Re-Scripting Walt Whitman

Author: Ed Folsom

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1405144688

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This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together thewriter’s life with an examination of his works. · An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman. · Weaves together the writer’s life with anexamination of his works. · Focuses especially on Whitman’s evolvingmasterpiece Leaves of Grass. · Examines the material conditions and products ofWhitman’s “scripted life”, including his originalmanuscripts. · Investigates Whitman’s “life in print”– his belief that he could literally embody himself in hisbooks. · Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitman’swork at www.whitmanarchive.org

Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.

Author: Garrett Peck

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1626199736

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Walt Whitman was already famous for Leaves of Grass when he journeyed to the nation's capital at the height of the Civil War to find his brother George, a Union officer wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Whitman eventually served as a volunteer "hospital missionary," making more than six hundred hospital visits and serving over eighty thousand sick and wounded soldiers in the next three years. With the 1865 publication of Drum-Taps, Whitman became poet laureate of the Civil War, aligning his legacy with that of Abraham Lincoln. He remained in Washington until 1873 as a federal clerk, engaging in a dazzling literary circle and fostering his longest romantic relationship, with Peter Doyle. Author Garrett Peck details the definitive account of Walt Whitman's decade in the nation's capital.

Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman

Author: Walt Whitman

Publisher: Moondance Press

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1633224333

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A 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children (National Council of Teachers of English) Introduce your children to the beautiful words of classic American poet, Walt Whitman. Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman makes the work engaging and easy to understand. Walt Whitman is considered by many to be one of the most prolific poets in American history. What better time to introduce your children to the written word than now? This collection of thirty-five of Walt's best works has been carefully curated for kids. Each piece of work is lovingly illustrated, and are both presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a primary authority Whitman's poetry. Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem, definitions of key words, and a foreword by the expert so that kids, or even parents new to poems, will understand. Starting off with "I Hear America Singing," the collection includes excerpts from "Song of Myself," "O Captain! My Captain!", poems from Leaves of Grass, and many more thought-provoking, descriptive, and kid-friendly selections.