Transatlantic connections : Whitman U.S., Whitman U.K. /

Transatlantic connections : Whitman U.S., Whitman U.K. /

In this series of textual readings and cultural comparisons, M. Wynn Thomas explores Whitman's amazing ability to appeal across distances and centuries. The book's contrasting sections reflect the two locations studied: the first shows Whitman in his time and place, while the second reposi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, M. Wynn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, [2005]
Series:Iowa Whitman series.
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Influence.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Appreciation > United States.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation > History.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Appreciation > England.
English literature > American influences.
American poetry > Appreciation > England.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Whitman U.S.
  • A tale of two cities
  • The new urban politics
  • Leaves of grass and The song of Hiawatha
  • The dreams of labor
  • Fratricide and brotherly love
  • Weathering the storm
  • Whitman U.K.
  • The English Whitman
  • Lawrence's Whitman
  • "What a Welshman you would have been."