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Whitman as Ghostwriter: The Case of Rambles Among Words

Author: James Perrin Warren

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Abstract

Argues that Whitman helped ghostwrite William Swinton's book on language theory, Rambles Among Words, and that "the theory of language Whitman outlines in 'America's Mightiest Inheritance' and in his linguistic notebooks is fully developed" in the final two chapters of Rambles.

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Warren, J. P., (1984) “Whitman as Ghostwriter: The Case of Rambles Among Words”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 2(2), 22-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1069

Rights: Copyright © 1984 James Perrin Warren

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01 Oct 1984
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