Walt Whitman: A Life
A biography of Walt Whitman providing insight into his childhood, relationships, career, and major written works. Focuses on the ways in which Whitman expressed his philosophies and ideologies in his everyday life and poetry. Includes several photographs taken from throughout Whitman's life.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN-13
- 9780671225421
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Walt Whitman's lifeAmerican poetry19th-century literary history
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1981)
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyShortlistedMajor(1981)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1980)
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