Walt WhitmanHaskell House, 1970 - 132 pages An exposition rather than a criticism of the works of Walt Whitman with a few critical considerations. The five sections into which this work is divided have reference respectively to Whitman's personality, his relations to & message for America, his art, his belief about the nature of democracy, & his ultimate spiritual creed. |
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