Walt Whitman is one of the most innovative and influential American poets of the nineteenth century. Focusing on his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation for the study of Whitman as an experimental poet, a radical democrat, and a historical personality in the era of the American Civil War, the growth of the great cities, and the westward expansion of the United States. Always a controversial and important figure, Whitman continues to attract the admiration of poets, artists, critics, political activists, and readers around the world. Those studying his work for the first time will find this an invaluable book. Alongside close readings of the major texts, chapters on Whitman's biography, the history and culture of his time, and the critical reception of his work provide a comprehensive understanding of Whitman and of how he has become such a central figure in the American literary canon.
| ISBN: | 9780521670944 |
| Publication date: | 8th March 2007 |
| Author: | M Jimmie Texas A M University Killingsworth |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 148 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: poetry and poets |
Walt Whitman is one of the most innovative and influential American poets of the nineteenth century. Focusing on his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation for the study of Whitman as an experimental poet, a radical democrat, and a historical personality in the era of the American Civil War, the growth of the great cities, and the westward expansion of the United States. Always a controversial and important figure, Whitman continues to attract the admiration of poets, artists, critics, political activists, and readers around the world. Those studying his work for the first time will find this an invaluable book. Alongside close readings of the major texts, chapters on Whitman's biography, the history and culture of his time, and the critical reception of his work provide a comprehensive understanding of Whitman and of how he has become such a central figure in the American literary canon.
The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry and poets
The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman was written by M Jimmie Texas A M University Killingsworth and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman has 148 pages
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