Re-Scripting Walt Whitman (Paperback)

Ed Folsom

ISBN 10: 1405118180 / ISBN 13: 9781405118187

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2005

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Paperback. This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writers life with an examination of his works. An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman. Weaves together the writers life with an examination of his works. Focuses especially on Whitmans evolving masterpiece Leaves of Grass. Examines the material conditions and products of Whitmans scripted life, including his original manuscripts. Investigates Whitmans life in print his belief that he could literally embody himself in his books. Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitmans work at 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. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Re-Scripting Walt Whitman (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405118180
• ISBN 13: 9781405118187
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

Ed Folsom is Carver Professor of English at the University of Iowa. He is the editor of The Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, co-director of the Walt Whitman Archive and the author or editor of five books on Whitman, including Walt Whitman’s Native Representations (1994) and Whitman East and West (1992).

Kenneth M. Price is the Hillegass Professor of American Literature at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is the co-director of the Walt Whitman archive, editor of Walt Whitman: The Contemporary Reviews, and author of Whitman and Tradition: The Poet in his Century (1990) and To Walt Whitman, America (2004).