Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself": A Sourcebook and Critical EditionPsychology Press, 2005 - 210 pages Since 1855, Walt Whitman's Song of Myselfhas been enjoyed, debated, parodied and imitated by readers, critics and artists crossing national and linguistic boundaries. Many argue that it is the most influential poem ever written by an American. This sourcebook and critical edition provides easy access to: * information on the contexts of Whitman's work, including biographical details and a chronology Cross-references link the critical, contextual and textual sections of the volume, encouraging an integrated understanding of this creative and controversial text. Complementing a wealth of material with suggestions for further reading, this volume is ideal for readers with no knowledge of the poem, or for those returning anew to a favourite text. |
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... Ezra Greenspan. Walt Whitman's " Song of Myself " A Sourcebook and Critical Edition ROUTLEDGE Routledge Taylor & Francis Group NEW YORK AND LONDON Edited by Ezra Greenspan First published 2005 by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue , New.
... York , NY 10016 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square , Milton Park , Abingdon , Oxfordshire , OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group Editorial material and selection © 2005 Ezra Greenspan ...
... York Daily Tribune , 7 July 1855 Advertisement for 1881 Leaves of Grass , Critic 1 ( 13 August 1881 ) : 221 " Counter - Jumps : A Poemettina , After Walt Whitman , " Vanity Fair ( 17 March 1860 ) : 183 Directory of Contextual Figures 2 ...
... York Ledger ( 10 May 1856 ) 57 Anonymous , " Whitman's Leaves of Grass , " [ New York ] Critic 1 ( 5 November 1881 ) 61 Anonymous , " Walt Whitman's Poems , " Literary World 12 ( 19 November 1881 ) 64 Thomas Wentworth Higginson ...
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Contents
Contextual Overview | 9 |
Contemporary Documents | 24 |
Directory of Contextual Figures | 30 |
Introduction | 37 |
NineteenthCentury Responses and Criticism | 38 |
Anonymous Leaves of Grass an Extraordinary Book Brooklyn Daily | 44 |
Rufus W Griswold untitled review of Leaves of Grass Criterion 1 | 54 |
Anonymous Whitmans Leaves of Grass New York Critic 1 5 November | 61 |
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Recent Poetry Nation 33 15 December | 67 |
TwentiethCentury Responses and Criticism | 74 |
Approaching the Text | 117 |
Full 188182 Text | 141 |
Primary Sources | 199 |
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