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UNINA9910780080403321 |
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Autore |
Pollak Vivian R |
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Titolo |
The erotic Whitman [[electronic resource]] |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-92430-4 |
1-59734-603-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Erotic poetry, American - History and criticism |
Homosexuality and literature |
Homosexuality, Male, in literature |
Male homosexuality in literature |
Sex in literature |
Whitman, Walt,-- 1819-1892-- Criticism and interpr |
Homosexuality and literature - History - 19th century - United States |
Male homosexuality, in literature |
Sexual orientation in literature |
American Literature |
English |
Languages & Literatures |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Citation Note; Preface; 1. The Erotics of Youth; 2. Why Whitman Gave Up Fiction; 3. Interleaf: From Walter to Walt; 4. Faith in Sex: Leaves of Grass in 1855Đ56; 5. The Politics of Love in the 1860 Leaves of Grass; 6. Whitman Unperturbed: The Civil War and After; 7. ÒIn Loftiest SpheresÓ: WhitmanÕs Visionary Feminism; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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