The Poetry of Walt Whitman

by Nick Selby

Book Overview

This Readers' Guide 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. Starting with early reviews, the guide moves through essays that elevate Whitman to America's spokesman, its "good gray poet", and closes with essays that discuss Whitman in the light of postmodern, cultural materialist, and "queer" reading practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184046240X
• ISBN13: 9781840462401
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"