The Presence of Walt Whitman: Selected Papers from the English Institute"The aim of these essays is to offer an appraisal of Whitman's poetry and his place in modern letters."--From book jacket. |
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TOWARD A BIOGRAPHICAL | 1 |
REMINISCENCE | 28 |
OUT OF THE CRADLE AS A ROMANCE | 52 |
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