Title: Whitman and the romance of medicine
First published: 1997
Description: In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of "convalescence" in nineteenth century medicine and philosophy - along with Whitman's personal war experiences - provides a crucial point of convergence for Whitman's work as a gay and democratic writer.
Subjects: American Poets, Biography, History, Knowledge, Literature and medicine, Medical care, Medicine, Medicine in literature, Poets, American, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, medical care, Medicine, united states, Poetry, Modern Literature, History of Medicine, 19th Cent, LITERARY CRITICISM, Knowledge and learning
Places: United States
People: Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
Time periods: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: PS3242.M43 D38 1997