Dyspeptic Amours, Petty Adhesiveness, and Whitman's Ideal of Personal Relations

Carmine Sarracino

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1282

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Dyspeptic Amours, Petty Adhesiveness, and Whitman's Ideal of Personal Relations

Abstract

Provides an etymological analysis of Whitman's use of three important words in his poetic vocabulary: amativeness, amorousness, and adhesiveness.

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How to Cite: Sarracino, C. (1990) “Dyspeptic Amours, Petty Adhesiveness, and Whitman's Ideal of Personal Relations”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 8(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1282