This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer's life with an examination of his works. * An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman. * Weaves together the writer's life with an examination of his works. * Focuses especially on Whitman's evolving masterpiece Leaves of Grass. * Examines the material conditions and products of Whitman's "scripted life", including his original manuscripts. * Investigates Whitman's "life in print" - his belief that he could literally embody himself in his books. * Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitman's work at www.whitmanarchive.org
- ISBN10 0470774932
- ISBN13 9780470774939
- Publish Date 29 February 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Pages 176
- Language English