Why Walt Whitman Called America the 'Greatest Poem'

Karen Prior

Why Walt Whitman Called America the 'Greatest Poem'

Karen Prior

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Abstract

The 19th-century writer believed that the power of poetry and democracy came from an ability to make a unified whole out of disparate parts.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Journal	Faculty Publications and Presentations
State	Published - Dec 25 2016
Externally published	Yes

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