Comprising greater than 30 great essays written through best students, this spouse constitutes a very broad-ranging and in-depth advisor to 1 of America’s maximum poets.
- Makes the simplest and most modern pondering on Whitman on hand to students
- Designed to make readers extra conscious of the social and cultural contexts of Whitman’s paintings, and of the experimental nature of his writing
- Includes contributions dedicated to particular poetry and prose works, a compact biography of the poet, and a bibliography
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