Periodic Structure in "Song of Myself"

Ken Egan Jr.

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1147

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Periodic Structure in "Song of Myself"

Abstract

Explores the nuances of Whitman's strategy of "expansion and contraction of consciousness within 'Song of Myself'" and situates the motif within the larger literary and historical context of the American Renaissance as proposed by F. O. Matthiessen.

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How to Cite: Egan, K., Jr. (1987) “Periodic Structure in "Song of Myself"”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 4(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1147