Title: A Political Companion To Walt Whitman
Description: A Political Companion to Walt Whitman is the first full-length exploration of Whitman's works through the lens of political theory. Editor John E. Seery and a collection of prominent theorists and philosophers uncover the political awareness of Whitman's poetry and prose, analyzing his faith in the potential of individuals, his call for a revolution in literature and political culture, and his belief in the possibility of combining heroic individualism with democratic justice. --from publisher description
Subjects: American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, Politics and literature, Political and social views, Democracy in literature