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The Presence of Walt Whitman in Ha Jin's Waiting

Author: Robert D Sturr

  • The Presence of Walt Whitman in Ha Jin's Waiting

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    The Presence of Walt Whitman in Ha Jin's Waiting

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Abstract

Examines Ha Jin's use of Whitman in his 1999 novel Waiting, analyzing the effects of evoking Whitman in a novel set during the Cultural Revolution and finding the character of Whitman "an elusive figure who is not so easily contained in single-minded political interpretations."

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Sturr, R. D., (2002) “The Presence of Walt Whitman in Ha Jin's Waiting”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 20(1), 1-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1692

Rights: Copyright © 2002 Robert D Sturr

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01 Jul 2002
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