Historical Guide to Walt Whitman

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: David S. Reynolds, David S. (Distinguished Professor of Ame Reynolds
• Assisted by: David S. Reynolds (Editor), David S. (Distinguished Professor of American Literature Reynolds (Editor), Reynolds David S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2000
• EAN: 9780195120813
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512081-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Historical Guides to American Authors; Historical Guides to American; Historical Guides to American Authors
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, North America, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, American English, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, North America (USA and Canada), Literary studies: poetry and poets