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Donald D. Kummings - Companion to Walt Whitman, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Companion to Walt Whitman

Av Donald D. Kummings

Del 123 i serien Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

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Comprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide to one of America’s greatest poets. Makes the best and most up-to-date thinking on Whitman available to studentsDesigned to make readers more aware of the social and cultural contexts of Whitman’s work, and of the experimental nature of his writingIncludes contributions devoted to specific poetry and prose works, a compact biography of the poet, and a bibliography
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Donald D. Kummings is a Professor of English at the Parkside Campus of the University of Wisconsin. His books on Whitman include Walt Whitman, 1940-1975: A Reference Guide (1982), Approaches to Teaching Whitman‘s ‘Leaves of Grass’ (1990) and with J.R. LeMaster Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia (1998). In 1990, his collection of poems, ;The Open Road Trip ;was awarded the Posner Poetry Prize by the Council for Wisconsin Writers. In 1997, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named him Wisconsin Professor of the Year.

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“This book will be indispensable to Whitman lovers and students of American literary and cultural history.” Choice"A Companion to Walt Whitman is an erudite exploration of not only the works themselves and their reflection of Whitman’s era, but also the valuable insights they convey to present and future generations. Highly recommended."Midwest Book Review "A significant achievement, constituting a companion not only to the poet, but to the entire field of Whitman studies."Walt Whitman Quarterly Review

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