Synopsis
Walt Whitman: Poet and Democrat opens a clear, critical voice on the poet and his democratic vision.
This book surveys Whitman’s place in modern poetry, weighing his bold themes and his influence on how poetry can serve a democracy. It contrasts English reception with American response and examines how the poet’s ideas about freedom, doubt, and humanity shape his work and its reception.
- Grasp the central argument about Whitman’s blend of optimism, democracy, and poetic method
- See how Robertson frames Whitman among peers like Emerson and Carlyle
- Understand how the book treats Whitman’s challenges to literary conventions and form
- Learn how the author distinguishes the book’s portrait of the poet from popular myths
Ideal for readers of literary criticism and those curious about 19th-century American verse and its global reception.
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