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| Genere/forma: | Biography Biographies |
|---|---|
| Persona incaricata: | Walt Whitman; Walt Whitman; Walt Whitman; Walt Whitman; Walt Whitman |
| Tipo materiale: | Biography, Risorsa internet |
| Tipo documento: | Book, Internet Resource |
| Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
David S Reynolds |
| ISBN: | 0195170091 9780195170092 |
| Numero OCLC: | 54857583 |
| Descrizione: | x, 159 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contenuti: | Life -- Popular culture, city life, and politics -- Theater, oratory, and music -- The visual arts -- Science, philosophy, and religion -- Sex, gender, and comradeship -- The Civil War, Lincoln, and Reconstruction. |
| Titolo della serie: | Lives and legacies. |
| Responsabilità: | David S. Reynolds. |
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<br>"A good, enlightening introduction to a still-controversial figure."--Booklist<br>"A compelling portrait of a great American poet..... Conveys Mr. Reynolds's capacious grasp of the literature about Whitman, his reading of the primary sources, and his own well-considered view of the man and poet."--Carl Rollyson, New York Sun<br>"Precise and provocative, learned and lucid.... Reynolds is eminently equipped for the task of reducing to a sonnet the epic of Whitman's life. A Bancroft winner, Reynolds knows the historical period (and the details of Whitman's life) so thoroughly that he can find the essence--the quintessence, really--of a vast complexity.... A concise and well-considered summary of the forces--biographical, social, cultural--that combined in fashioning our most original and democratic poetic voice."--Kirkus Reviews<br>"Reynolds skillfully illustrates Whitman's transformation into a poet and shows how he transformed various elements of his time (e.g., the Civil War, theat Per saperne di più…
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- Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892.
- Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892 -- Knowledge and learning.
- Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
- United States -- Civilization -- 19th century.
- Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892 -- Savoir et érudition.
- Littérature et histoire -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
- Littérature et société -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
- Poètes américains -- 19e siècle -- Biographies.
- États-Unis -- Civilisation -- 19e siècle.
- Whitman, Walt.
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