Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity

By David Haven Blake

Book Overview

What is the relationship between poetry and fame? What happens to a reader's experience when a poem invokes its author's popularity? Is there a meaningful connection between poetry and advertising,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300110170
• ISBN13: 9780300110173
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"