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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... Vanity Fair ( 17 March 1860 ) : 183 Directory of Contextual Figures 2 : Interpretations Introduction X. X xi xii I 7 9 10 12 14 024 18 24 2242 27 28 28 30 35 37 Nineteenth - Century Responses and Criticism Letter from Ralph Waldo.
... Letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Walt Whitman ( 21 July 1855 ) From Charles A. Dana , " New Publications : Leaves of Grass , " New York Daily Tribune ( 23 July 1855 ) 38 38 339 Anonymous , " Leaves of Grass - an Extraordinary Book ...
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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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