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100			_aKillingsworth, M. Jimmie
245			_aThe Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman / _cM. Jimmie Killingsworth
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c©2007.
300			_avii, 139p.; 23cm
440			_aCambridge Introductions to Literature
505			_a 2. Context 3. Works 4. Reception Guide to further reading.
520			_aWalt Whitman is one of the most innovative and influential American poets of the nineteenth century. Focusing on his masterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation for the study of Whitman as an experimental poet, a radical democrat, and a historical personality in the era of the American Civil War, the growth of the great cities, and the westward expansion of the United States. Always a controversial and important figure, Whitman continues to attract the admiration of poets, artists, critics, political activists, and readers around the world. Those studying his work for the first time will find this an invaluable book. Alongside close readings of the major texts, chapters on Whitman's biography, the history and culture of his time, and the critical reception of his work provide a comprehensive understanding of Whitman and of how he has become such a central figure in the American literary canon.
650			_aAmerican Poet _x19th Century _xBiography
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