Days with Walt Whitman

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Memoirs

Authors: Edward Carpenter In Year : 1906

Book Language: English

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Preface, contents, portraits
A visit to Walt Whitman in 1877
Walt Whitman in 1884
Notes and appreciations - Whitman as prophet
Appendix to Whitman as prophet
Poetic form of 'Leaves of Grass'
Walt Whitman's children
Whitman and Emerson
Other works by the same author

"Days with Walt Whitman" is a contemplative summary of the life of Walt Whitman and the making of the poet, by one of his followers. Edward Carpenter collected a half dozen essays he had written about different aspects of the American poet's work and habits. The essays have an ecstatic but grounded style, elevating Whitman to immortality, and showcasing Carpenter's familiarity with ancient Sanskrit texts. - Summary by Czandra