The erotic Whitman /
In this provocative analysis of Whitman's exemplary quest for happiness, Vivian Pollak skillfully explores the intimate relationships that contributed to his portrayal of masculinity in crisis. She maintains that in representing himself as a characteristic nineteenth-century American and in pro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2000.
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| Summary: | In this provocative analysis of Whitman's exemplary quest for happiness, Vivian Pollak skillfully explores the intimate relationships that contributed to his portrayal of masculinity in crisis. She maintains that in representing himself as a characteristic nineteenth-century American and in proposing to heal national ills, Whitman was trying to temper his own inner conflicts as well. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520924307 0520924304 0585390266 9780585390260 0520221893 9780520221895 0520221907 9780520221901 1597346039 9781597346030 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |