A Political Companion to Walt Whitman
Author | : John Evan Seery |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813126548 |
ISBN-13 | : 0813126541 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Political Companion to Walt Whitman written by John Evan Seery and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Political Companion to Walt Whitman is the first full-length exploration of Whitman's works through the lens of political theory. Editor John E. Seery and a collection of prominent theorists and philosophers uncover the political awareness of Whitman'spoetry and prose, analyzing his faith in the potential of individuals, his call for a revolution in literature and political culture, and his belief in the possibility of combining heroic individualism with democratic justice. --from publisher description