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Hot Temper, Melted Heart: Whitman's Democratic (Re)Conversion, May 1863

Author: Paul Benton

  • Hot Temper, Melted Heart: Whitman's Democratic (Re)Conversion, May 1863

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    Hot Temper, Melted Heart: Whitman's Democratic (Re)Conversion, May 1863

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Abstract

Presents three seldom-examined Whitman passages on "Democracy" from an 1863 daybook and shows how their meaning and importance have been obfuscated historically by a series of editorial decisions concerning how they have appeared in print; goes on to closely examine these notes and offer suggestions about their role in Whitman's writing and thinking.

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Benton, P., (1999) “Hot Temper, Melted Heart: Whitman's Democratic (Re)Conversion, May 1863”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 16(3/4), 211-222. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1625

Rights: Copyright © 1999 Paul Benton

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01 Jan 1999
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