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Sexuality and the Language of Transcendence

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    Sexuality and the Language of Transcendence

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Explores various sexual metaphors and allusions in Whitman's poetry (especially "Song of Myself") and argues that "the mightiest sexual drives lead the persona to an intimation of the transcendent state."

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Aspiz, H., (1987) “Sexuality and the Language of Transcendence”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 5(2), 1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1165

Rights: Copyright © 1987 Harold Aspiz

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1987-10-01

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