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Hair, Feet, Body, and Connectedness in "Song of Myself"

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Examines "how Whitman's positioning of the human body on horizontal and vertical axes" in "Song of Myself" illuminates his "central paradox" (that he simultaneously champions "individuality and democracy"); tracks how "horizontal orientation . . . carries democratic significance," while verticality signals individuality, with hair the image of "connectedness."

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How to Cite: Hagood, T. (2003) “Hair, Feet, Body, and Connectedness in "Song of Myself"”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 21(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1718