At the heart of these poems is a radically new and sympathetic view of African Americans and of their significance to Whitman's vision of a multiracial, egalitarian society. While previous critics have described Whitman's puzzling, seemingly contradictory views on slavery, no other study has so thoroughly investigated Whitman and the question of slavery, nor understood the importance of slavery to Whitman's development as a poet.
Martin Klammer is Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies at Luther College.
At the heart of these poems is a radically new and sympathetic view of African Americans and of their significance to Whitman's vision of a multiracial, egalitarian society. While previous critics have described Whitman's puzzling, seemingly contradictory views on slavery, no other study has so thoroughly investigated Whitman and the question of slavery, nor understood the importance of slavery to Whitman's development as a poet.
Martin Klammer is Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies at Luther College.
Whitman, Slavery, and the Emergence of Leaves of Grass
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780271024998 |
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Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
Publication date: | 04/15/1997 |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d) |
Lexile: | 1580L (what's this?) |