Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography Tapa blanda - 1996
de David S. Reynolds
This comprehensive, original portrait of the life and work of one of America's greatest poets--set in the social, cultural, and political context of his time--considers the full range of writings by and about Whitman, including his early poems and stories, his conversations, letters, journals, newspaper writings, and day books. of photos.
Primera línea
WALT WHITMAN WAS BORN in a year of ill omens.
Descripción de contraportada
In his poetry Walt Whitman set out to encompass all of America and in so doing heal its deepening divisions. This magisterial biography demonstrates the epic scale of his achievement, as well as the dreams and anxieties that impelled it, for it places the poet securely within the political and cultural context of his age.
Combing through the full range of Whitman's writing, David Reynolds shows how Whitman gathered inspiration from every stratum of nineteenth-century American life: the convulsions of slavery and depression; the raffish dandyism of the Bowery "b'hoys"; the exuberant rhetoric of actors, orators, and divines. We see how Whitman reconciled his own sexuality with contemporary social mores and how his energetic courtship of the public presaged the vogues of advertising and celebrity. Brilliantly researched, captivatingly told, Walt Whitman's America is a triumphant work of scholarship that breathes new life into the biographical genre.
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In his poetry Walt Whitman set out to encompass all of America and in so doing heal its deepening divisions. This magisterial biography demonstrates the epic scale of his achievement, as well as the dreams and anxieties that impelled it, for it places the poet securely within the political and cultural context of his age.
Combing through the full range of Whitman's writing, David Reynolds shows how Whitman gathered inspiration from every stratum of nineteenth-century American life: the convulsions of slavery and depression; the raffish dandyism of the Bowery "b'hoys"; the exuberant rhetoric of actors, orators, and divines. We see how Whitman reconciled his own sexuality with contemporary social mores and how his energetic courtship of the public presaged the vogues of advertising and celebrity. Brilliantly researched, captivatingly told, Walt Whitman's America is a triumphant work of scholarship that breathes new life into the biographical genre.
Detalles
- Título Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography
- Autor David S. Reynolds
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Reprint
- Páginas 704
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Vintage, New York
- Fecha de publicación March 19, 1996
- ISBN 9780679767091 / 0679767096
- Peso 1.4 libras (0.64 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.01 x 5.21 x 1.41 pulgadas (20.35 x 13.23 x 3.58 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Poets, American - 19th century - Biography, United States - Civilization - 19th century
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- New York Review of Books, 09/22/2005, Page 22
- New York Times, 06/16/1996, Page 48
- Publishers Weekly, 02/19/1996, Page 0
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