A Political Companion to Walt Whitman

Book Overview

The works of Walt Whitman have been described as masculine, feminine, postcolonial, homoerotic, urban, organic, unique, and democratic, yet arguments about the extent to which Whitman could or should be considered a political poet have yet to be fully confronted. Some scholars disregard Whitman's understanding of democracy, insisting on separating his personal works from his political works. A Political Companion to Walt Whitman is the first full-length...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813126541
• ISBN13: 9780813126548
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher