Walt Whitman
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Format: Book
Description: x, 159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
"In this brief but bountiful volume, David S. Reynolds offers a wealth of insight into the life and work of Walt Whitman, examining the author through the lens of nineteenth-century America." "Reynolds shows how Whitman responded to contemporary theater, music, painting, photography, science, religion, and sex. But perhaps nothing influenced Whitman more than the political events of his lifetime, as the struggle over slavery threatened to rip apart the national fabric." "Readers will also discover how from the new medium of photography Whitman learned democratic realism and offered in his poetry "photographs" of common people engaged in everyday activities. Reynolds concludes with an appraisal of Whitman's impact on American letters, an influence that remains strong today."--Jacket.
Series: Lives and legacies.
Contents:
Life -- Popular culture, city life, and politics -- Theater, oratory, and music -- The visual arts -- Science, philosophy, and religion -- Sex, gender, and comradeship -- The Civil War, Lincoln, and Reconstruction.
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Knowledge and learning.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Savoir et érudition.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt.
Whitman, Walt.
1800 - 1899
Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
Littérature et histoire -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Littérature et société -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Poètes américains -- 19e siècle -- Biographies.
Civilization.
Learning and scholarship.
Literature and history.
Literature and society.
Poets, American.
Literatur.
United States -- Civilization -- 19th century.
États-Unis -- Civilisation -- 19e siècle.
United States.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Knowledge and learning.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Savoir et érudition.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Whitman, Walt.
Whitman, Walt.
1800 - 1899
Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
Littérature et histoire -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Littérature et société -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Poètes américains -- 19e siècle -- Biographies.
Civilization.
Learning and scholarship.
Literature and history.
Literature and society.
Poets, American.
Literatur.
United States -- Civilization -- 19th century.
États-Unis -- Civilisation -- 19e siècle.
United States.
ISBN:
0195170091
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Criticism Whitman Rey | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-154) and index.