1st Edition
Walt Whitman's Song of Myself A Sourcebook and Critical Edition
224 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This sourcebook includes the full text of Song of Myself . Since 1855, Walt Whitman's Song of Myself has been enjoyed, debated, parodied and imitated by readers, critics and artists crossing national and linguistic boundaries. Many argue that it is the most influential poem ever written by an American. This sourcebook and critical edition provides easy access to: *information on the contexts... Read more
Introduction; 1: Contexts; Contextual Overview; Political and Social Context; Cultural Context; A Life in Print, with Portraits; Chronology; Contemporary Documents; Advertisement for Leaves of Grass, New York Daily Tribune, 7 July 1855; Advertisement for 1881 Leaves of Grass, Critic 1 (13 August 1881): 221; "Counter-Jumps: A Poemettina, After Walt Whitman," Vanity Fair (17 March 1860): 183; Directory of Contextual Figures 2: Interpretations 3: Key Passages and Full Text 4: Further Reading
Biography
Ezra Greenspan is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina and has published widely on Walt Whitman.
