Re-Scripting Walt Whitman: An Introduction To His Life And Work
, by Kenneth Price (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); Ed Folsom (University of Iowa)- ISBN: 9781405118064 | 1405118067
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/1/2005
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