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- Song of Myself: With a Complete Commentary
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
- Series: Iowa Whitman Series
summary
This book offers the most comprehensive and detailed reading to date of Song of Myself. One of the most distinguished critics in Whitman Studies, Ed Folsom, and one of the nation’s most prominent writers and literary figures, Christopher Merrill, carry on a dialog with Whitman, and with each other, section by section, as they invite readers to enter into the conversation about how the poem develops, moves, improvises, and surprises. Instead of picking and choosing particular passages to support a reading of the poem, Folsom and Merrill take Whitman at his word and interact with “every atom” of his work. The book presents Whitman’s final version of the poem, arranged in fifty-two sections; each section is followed by Folsom’s detailed critical examination of the passage, and then Merrill offers a poet’s perspective, suggesting broader contexts for thinking about both the passage in question and the entire poem.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-x
- Song of Myself: Text and Commentary
- Song of Myself: Section 1
- pp. 7-9
- Song of Myself: Section 2
- pp. 10-12
- Song of Myself: Section 3
- pp. 13-16
- Song of Myself: Section 4
- pp. 17-19
- Song of Myself: Section 5
- pp. 20-22
- Song of Myself: Section 6
- pp. 23-26
- Song of Myself: Section 7
- pp. 27-29
- Song of Myself: Section 8
- pp. 30-32
- Song of Myself: Section 9
- pp. 33-34
- Song of Myself: Section 10
- pp. 35-38
- Song of Myself: Section 11
- pp. 39-41
- Song of Myself: Section 12
- pp. 42-43
- Song of Myself: Section 13
- pp. 44-46
- Song of Myself: Section 14
- pp. 47-49
- Song of Myself: Section 15
- pp. 50-54
- Song of Myself: Section 16
- pp. 55-57
- Song of Myself: Section 17
- pp. 58-59
- Song of Myself: Section 18
- pp. 60-62
- Song of Myself: Section 19
- pp. 63-65
- Song of Myself: Section 20
- pp. 66-69
- Song of Myself: Section 21
- pp. 70-73
- Song of Myself: Section 22
- pp. 74-76
- Song of Myself: Section 23
- pp. 77-80
- Song of Myself: Section 24
- pp. 81-85
- Song of Myself: Section 25
- pp. 86-88
- Song of Myself: Section 26
- pp. 89-91
- Song of Myself: Section 27
- pp. 92-93
- Song of Myself: Section 28
- pp. 94-96
- Song of Myself: Section 29
- pp. 97-98
- Song of Myself: Section 30
- pp. 99-101
- Song of Myself: Section 31
- pp. 102-104
- Song of Myself: Section 32
- pp. 105-107
- Song of Myself: Section 33
- pp. 108-116
- Song of Myself: Section 34
- pp. 117-120
- Song of Myself: Section 35
- pp. 121-124
- Song of Myself: Section 36
- pp. 125-127
- Song of Myself: Section 37
- pp. 128-130
- Song of Myself: Section 38
- pp. 131-133
- Song of Myself: Section 39
- pp. 134-136
- Song of Myself: Section 40
- pp. 137-140
- Song of Myself: Section 41
- pp. 141-144
- Song of Myself: Section 42
- pp. 145-149
- Song of Myself: Section 43
- pp. 150-153
- Song of Myself: Section 44
- pp. 154-157
- Song of Myself: Section 45
- pp. 158-161
- Song of Myself: Section 46
- pp. 162-165
- Song of Myself: Section 47
- pp. 166-169
- Song of Myself: Section 48
- pp. 170-172
- Song of Myself: Section 49
- pp. 173-176
- Song of Myself: Section 50
- pp. 177-179
- Song of Myself: Section 51
- pp. 180-182
- Song of Myself: Section 52
- pp. 183-186
- The Iowa Whitman Series List
- pp. 195-196
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609384661
Related ISBN(s)
9781609384654
MARC Record
OCLC
958484368
Pages
206
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-18
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016