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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521854563
ISBN-139780521854566
eBay Product ID (ePID)57041819
Product Key Features
Number of Pages148 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman
SubjectPoetry, American / General
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorM. Jimmie Killingsworth
SeriesCambridge Introductions to Literature Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-031964
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal811/.3
SynopsisWalt 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., 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., Focusing on his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation for the study of Whitman.