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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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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