| The Poetry of Walt Whitman 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Selby, Nick (Author), Selby, Nick (Other) |
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ISBN: 184046240X ISBN-13: 9781840462401 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: This "Readers' Guide" assembles some of the most important critical writings about Walt Whitman in order to demonstrate how critical debate about him has reflected changing perceptions of America itself. Starting with early reviews, the guide moves through essays that elevate Whitman to America's spokesman, its "good gray poet," and closes with essays that discuss Whitman in the light of postmodern, cultural materialist, and "queer" reading practices. Nick Selby offers an overview of how the poet's critics have dealt with his work and its cultural legacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | American - General - Poetry |
| Dewey: 811.3 |
| LCCN: 2003055878 |
| Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.48" W x 8.44" (0.53 lbs) 175 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Readers' Guide assembles some of the most important critical writings about Walt Whitman in order to demonstrate how critical debate about him has reflected changing perceptions of America itself. Starting with early reviews, the guide moves through essays that elevate Whitman to America's spokesman, its 'good gray poet', and closes with essays that discuss Whitman in the light of postmodern, cultural materialist, and 'queer' reading practices. Nick Selby offers an overview of how the poet's critics have dealt with his work and its cultural legacy. |