Translantic connections
Subtitle: Whitman U.S., Whitman U.K.
By: by M. Wynn Thomas.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Appreciation -- England.; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History.; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Appreciation -- United States.; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Influence.; National characteristics, American, in literature.; American poetry -- Appreciation -- England.; English literature -- American influences.
Description: "In this series of textual readings and cultural comparisons, M. Wynn Thomas explores Whitman's amazing ability to appeal across distances and centuries." "The book's contrasting sections reflect the two locations studied: the first shows Whitman in his time and place, while the second repositions him within the cultures of England and Wales from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century." "This original study, offering new points of entry into understanding Whitman as the product of his time and place as well as understanding the reception of Whitman in the U.K. as a process of cultural translation, should fascinate scholars of Whitman and students of comparative literature."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.