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Walt Whitman, Philosopher Poet - Leaves of Grass by Indirection (Paperback)
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Walt Whitman, Philosopher Poet - Leaves of Grass by Indirection (Paperback)
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Was Walt Whitman - celebrated poet of freedom and democracy - a
determinist at heart? A close study of ""Leaves of Grass"" shows
that Whitman consistently acknowledges the inevitability of all
things. As John McDonald argues, this seeming contradiction lies at
the heart of Whitman's poetry, a fact continually overlooked in the
more than 100 years that critics have written about the poet and
his magnum opus. This volume contains an extensive study of Walt
Whitman's poetry that explores both Whitman's guiding philosophy
and its uses to unlock meaning within ""Leaves of Grass"".
Beginning with a detailed explanation of determinism, the author
examines Whitman's use of indirection, which the poet referred to
at times as a game played to evade the reader's comprehension. The
work seeks to define a philosophy which was, in the author's
opinion, the most significant influence in Whitman's thought and in
his art. Various poems are examined in depth, including ""Song of
Myself"", ""Passage to India"" and the particularly significant
""With Antecedents"". Gathered here will be evidence from Whitman's
poems and prose and from his notes and quoted remarks, enough
evidence to show beyond doubt that determinism was indeed his most
significant influence. It offers an innovative look at one of
America's greatest poets.
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