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Whitman's Bel Canto Spider

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Proposes that Whitman's interest in bel canto opera singing suggests an answer to the riddle of why Whitman describes a "noiseless" spider in one of his more lyrical poems.

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How to Cite: Krieg, J. P. (1987) “Whitman's Bel Canto Spider”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 4(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1150