General Series Editors Gay Wilson Allen and Sculley Bradley
Originally published between 1961 and 1984, and now available in
paperback for the first time, the critically acclaimed Collected
Writings of Walt Whitman captures every facet of one of America's
most important poets.
Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts gathers Whitman's
autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the
writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history,
religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and
word-study. Included is material on his Civil War experiences, his
love of Abraham Lincoln, his descriptions of various trips to the
West and South and of the cities in which he resided, his generally
pessimistic view of America's prospects in the Reconstruction and
the Gilded Age, and his reminiscences during his final years and
his preoccupation with the increasing ailments that came with old
age. Many of these notes served as sources for his poetry--first
drafts of some of the poems are included as they appear in the
notes--and as the basis for his lectures.
Praise for the original edition:
"Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American
literature in general will wish to have this edition in his
university and perhaps home library."
--"American Literature"
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
