1996, ISBN: 0679767096

[EAN: 9780679767091], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Paperback. Winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Ambassador Book Award and Finalist for the National for the Book Criti… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780679767091], Neubuch, [PU: Random House USA Inc, New York], Paperback. Winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Ambassador Book Award and Finalist for the National for the Book Critics Circle Award In his poetry Walt Whitman set out to encompass all of America and in so doing heal its deepening divisions. This magisterial biography demonstrates the epic scale of his achievement, as well as the dreams and anxieties that impelled it, for it places the poet securely within the political and cultural context of his age.Combing through the full range of Whitman's writing, David Reynolds shows how Whitman gathered inspiration from every stratum of nineteenth-century American life: the convulsions of slavery and depression; the raffish dandyism of the Bowery "b'hoys"; the exuberant rhetoric of actors, orators, and divines. We see how Whitman reconciled his own sexuality with contemporary social mores and how his energetic courtship of the public presaged the vogues of advertising and celebrity. Brilliantly researched, captivatingly told, Walt Whitman's America is a triumphant work of scholarship that breathes new life into the biographical genre. This comprehensive, original portrait of the life and work of one of America's greatest poets--set in the social, cultural, and political context of his time--considers the full range of writings by and about Whitman, including his early poems and stories, his conversations, letters, journals, newspaper writings, and day books. of photos. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9780679767091

Winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Ambassador Book Award and Finalist for the National for the Book Critics Circle Award In his poetry Walt Whitman set out to encompass all of America a… Mehr…

Winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Ambassador Book Award and Finalist for the National for the Book Critics Circle Award In his poetry Walt Whitman set out to encompass all of America and in so doing heal its deepening divisions. This magisterial biography demonstrates the epic scale of his achievement, as well as the dreams and anxieties that impelled it, for it places the poet securely within the political and cultural context of his age.Combing through the full range of Whitman's writing, David Reynolds shows how Whitman gathered inspiration from every stratum of nineteenth-century American life: the convulsions of slavery and depression; the raffish dandyism of the Bowery b'hoys; the exuberant rhetoric of actors, orators, and divines. We see how Whitman reconciled his own sexuality with contemporary social mores and how his energetic courtship of the public presaged the vogues of advertising and celebrity. Brilliantly researched, captivatingly told, Walt Whitman's America is a triumphant work of scholarship that breathes new life into the biographical genre. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Biography>Literature Biog,Memoir>Literature Biog,Memoir, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Core >1<

1996, ISBN: 9780679767091

Vintage, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Reprint, 704 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-03-19T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780679767091, 1.3 kg, Verkaufsrang: 455614, Sozialwissenschaft,… Mehr…

Vintage, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Reprint, 704 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-03-19T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780679767091, 1.3 kg, Verkaufsrang: 455614, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, US-amerikanische Lyrik, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Autoren, Kunst & Literatur, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Vereinigte Staaten, Geschichte, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Vintage, 1996<