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What Walt Whitman Knew About Democracy
For the great American poet, the peculiar qualities of grass suggested a way to resolve the tension between the individual and the group.
by
Mark Edmundson
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The Wall Street Journal
on
April 15, 2021
Walt Whitman: The Original Substacker
Publishing needs his democratic spirit.
by
Sam Kahn
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UnHerd
on
December 13, 2024
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Mettlesome, Mad, Extravagant City
In the streets of New York, we try to imagine the city as Walt Whitman, and other artists of his time, experienced it.
by
Ed Ayers
on
September 21, 2023
How the American Civil War Gave Walt Whitman a Call to Action
Mark Edmundson on the great American poet as a defender of democracy.
by
Mark Edmundson
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Literary Hub
on
April 16, 2021
Whitman, Melville, & Julia Ward Howe: A Tale of Three Bicentennials
The difference between the careers and reputations of the three famous authors is about gender as well as genius.
by
Elaine Showalter
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New York Review of Books
on
May 27, 2019
The Complicated Fight Over Walt Whitman's Sole Surviving NYC Home
A somewhat neglected vinyl-sided house is now at the center of a literary legacy battle.
by
Jim O'Grady
via
Gothamist
on
July 26, 2018
A Skyline Is Born
A history of filmmakers retelling the story of New York’s architecture.
by
Tatum Dooley
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Lapham’s Quarterly
on
November 14, 2018
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