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The journalism

Walt Whitman ; edited by Herbert Bergman ; Douglas A. Noverr, Edward J. Recchia, associate editors

(The collected writings of Walt Whitman / general editors, Gay Wilson Allen and Sculley Bradley)

P. Lang, c1998-

  • v. 1. 1834-1846
  • v. 2. 1846-1848

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

v. 1. 1834-1846 ISBN 9780820410197

Description

"The Journalism, Volume I: 1834-1846, the definitive authoritative, MLA scholarly edition, is a volume in « The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, the Whitman « Writings that « every library should own ("Choice). Volume I reprints 589 Whitman editorials, articles, essays, other prose matter, and poems from 20 journals, including 5 newspapers that Whitman edited. These writings were hitherto unreprinted or uncollected, or only available in out-of-print limited collections, most with unreliable texts. "The Journalism includes a detailed, meticulously documented introduction, reliable texts, substantial annotation (752 notes), through textual tables (763 items), and a comprehensive index. Providing essential documents, "The Journalism is indispensable for understanding "Leaves of Grass and the views and milieu of America's greatest poets. The volume, moreover, is useful in such areas as history, journalism, American studies, and popular culture. Whitman's journalistic writings cover a wide range of subjects: war, slavery, politics, government, economic matters, labor, immigration, social concerns (crime and punishment, poverty, minority rights, women's rights, health, education), the press, religion, literature, drama, music, art. And Whitman's views on these subjects are as relevant today as they were in the nineteenth century.
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v. 2. 1846-1848 ISBN 9780820410203

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The Journalism, Volume II: 1846-1848, the definitive scholarly edition, is a volume in « The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, the Whitman « Writings that every library should own (Choice). The Journalism reprints Whitman editorials, articles, reviews, and other prose matter from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The Journalism has reliable texts, substantial annotation, thorough textual tables, and a comprehensive index. Providing essential documents, The Journalism is indispensable for understanding the genesis of Leaves of Grass and the views and milieu of America's greatest poet. The volume, more over, is useful in such areas as history, journalism, American studies, and popular culture. Whitman's journalistic writings cover a wide range of subjects: war, slavery, politics, government, economic matters, labor, immigration, social concerns (crime and punishment, poverty, minority rights, women's rights, health, education), the press, religion, literature, drama, music and art.

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