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Author Erkkila, Betsy, 1944-

Title Whitman the political poet / Betsy Erkkila.

Imprint New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  811.3 W596De2 1996    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Description vi, 360 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-347) and index.
Contents 1. A Revolutionary Formation -- 2. The Paradox of the American Republic -- 3. The Poet of Slaves and the Masters of Slaves -- 4. Aesthetics and Politics -- 5. Leaves of Grass and the Body Politic -- 6. The Fractured State -- 7. Democracy and (Homo)Sexual Desire -- 8. The Union War -- 9. Burying President Lincoln -- 10. "Who Bridle Leviathan?" -- 11. The Poetics of Reconstruction -- 12. Representing America -- 13. "How Dangerous, How Alive"
Subject Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Political and social views.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (OCoLC)fst00039575
Political poetry, American -- History and criticism.
Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Poets, American. (OCoLC)fst01067794
Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
Political poetry, American. (OCoLC)fst01069520
Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN 0195113802 (pbk.)
9780195113808 (pbk.)
0195054385 (pbk.)
9780195054385 (pbk.)

 
    
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