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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R2,240
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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman (Paperback, New): J.R. LeMaster, Donald Kummings

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman (Paperback, New)

J.R. LeMaster, Donald Kummings

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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman presents a comprehensive resource complied by over 200 internationally recognized contributors, including such leading Whitman scholars as James E. Miller, Jr., Roger Asselineau, Betsy Erkkila, and Joel Myerson. Now available for the first time in paperback, this volume comprises more than 750 entries arranged in convenient alphabetical format. Coverage includes: biographical information: all names, dates, places, and events important to understanding Whitman's life and career Whitman's works: essays on all eight editions of "Leaves of Grass," major poems and poem clusters, principal essays and prose works, as well as his more than two dozen short stories and the novel, Franklin Evans prominent themes and concepts: essays on such major topics as democracy, slavery, the Civil War, immortality, sexuality, and the women's rights movement. significant forms and techniques: such as prosody, symbolism, free verse, and humour important trends and critical approaches in Whitman studies: including new historicist and cultural criticism, psychological explorations, and controversial issues of sexual identity surveys of Whitman's international impact as well as an assessment of his literary legacy. Useful for students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and Whitman devotees, this volume features extensive cross-references, numerous photographs of the poet, a chronology, a special appendix section tracking the poet's genealogy, and a thorough index. Each entry includes a bibliography for further study.

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2011
First published: 1998
Editors: J.R. LeMaster • Donald Kummings
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 848
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-89057-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
LSN: 0-415-89057-8
Barcode: 9780415890571

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