Reverberating Reflections of Whitman: A Dark Romantic Revealed
Description:
Walt Whitman has long been celebrated as a Romantic writer who celebrates the self, reveres Nature, claims unity in all things, and sings praises to humanity. However, some of what Whitman has to say has been overlooked. Whitman often questioned the goodness of humanity. He recognized evil in various shapes. He pondered death and the imperturbability of Nature to human death. He exhibited nightmarish imagery in some of his works and gory violence in others. While Whitman has long been called a …
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Date:
August 1999
Creator:
Lundy, Lisa Kirkpatrick
Partner:
UNT Libraries