M. Jimmie Killingsworth
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English
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This eBook combines literary and historical analysis in a study of sexuality in Walt Whitman's work. Informed by his "new historicist" understanding of the construction of literary texts, Jimmie Killingsworth examines the progression of Whitman's poetry and prose by considering the textual history of Leaves of Grass and other works. Killingsworth demonstrates that Whitman's "poetry of the body" derives its radical power from the transformation of...
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Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Focusing on his masterpiece 'Leaves of Grass', this volume offers a foundation for the study of Whitman. Alongside close readings of his major texts, there are chapters on Whitman's biography, the history & culture of his time, & the critical reception of his work.
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Texas A&M University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"Blending memoir, cultural history, and a literary perspective, Facing It bears witness to controversies like Tellico and Chernobyl, global warming and local drought. But rather than merely drowning readers in waves of ecological angst, M. Jimmie Killingsworth seeks alternative images and episodes to invoke presence without crippling the hope for survival and sustenance in places and communities of value. In deft, highly accessible prose, Killingsworth...