02265cam a2200385 a 4500 94847 94847 127230 BJBSDDR 20230410142405.0 ta 940513s1996 nyu b 001 0beng 94012841 0394580230 2540914 DLC DLC DLC eng n-us--- B PS 3231 W615R 1996 811/.3 Reynolds, David S., 1948- 7076 Walt Whitman's America : a cultural biography / David S. Reynolds. 1st ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1996. xii, 671 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 594-638) and index. 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. Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 Knowledge America. Whitman, Walt, 7073 (Walter), 1819-1892 Poets, American 19th century Biography. Poetas estadounidenses Biografías. United States Civilization 19th century. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random051/94012841.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random044/94012841.html lcc BK llh 0 0 lcc 0 0 OLF BJB BJB OLF 2023-04-10 0 B PS 3231 W615R 1996 00000119881 2018-11-17 00:00:00 1 2018-11-17 BK