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