LEADER 03386nam 22008053u 450 001 9910780080403321 005 20230422042352.0 010 $a0-520-92430-4 010 $a1-59734-603-9 035 $a(CKB)111056485640910 035 $a(EBL)223178 035 $a(OCoLC)475927222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000149015 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136655 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149015 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10237068 035 $a(PQKB)11711972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223178 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485640910 100 $a20130418d2000|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe erotic Whitman$b[electronic resource] 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-22189-3 327 $aPreliminaries; 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 1855?56; 5. The Politics of Love in the 1860 Leaves of Grass; 6. Whitman Unperturbed: The Civil War and After; 7. O?In Loftiest SpheresO?: WhitmanO?s Visionary Feminism; Notes; Index 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aErotic poetry, American - History and criticism 606 $aHomosexuality and literature 606 $aHomosexuality, Male, in literature 606 $aMale homosexuality in literature 606 $aSex in literature 606 $aWhitman, Walt,-- 1819-1892-- Criticism and interpr 606 $aHomosexuality and literature$xHistory$y19th century$zUnited States 606 $aErotic poetry, American$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMale homosexuality, in literature 606 $aSexual orientation in literature 606 $aSex in literature 606 $aAmerican Literature$2HILCC 606 $aEnglish$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 615 4$aErotic poetry, American - History and criticism. 615 4$aHomosexuality and literature. 615 4$aHomosexuality, Male, in literature. 615 4$aMale homosexuality in literature. 615 4$aSex in literature. 615 4$aWhitman, Walt,-- 1819-1892-- Criticism and interpr. 615 0$aHomosexuality and literature$xHistory 615 0$aErotic poetry, American$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMale homosexuality, in literature 615 0$aSexual orientation in literature 615 0$aSex in literature 615 7$aAmerican Literature 615 7$aEnglish 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 676 $a811.3 676 $a811/.3 700 $aPollak$b Vivian R$01082679 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780080403321 996 $aThe Erotic Whitman$92777531 997 $aUNINA