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Walt Whitman, Philosopher Poet
- Leaves of Grass by Indirection
Engelsk Paperback
Walt Whitman, Philosopher Poet
- Leaves of Grass by Indirection
Engelsk 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. An innovative look at one of America''s greatest poets.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
250
ISBN-13:
9780786423880
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
0786423889
Udg. Dato:
1 mar 2007
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Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
1 mar 2007
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