Essays
Author: Milton Hindus
Examines and compares the attitudes of Whitman and Dickinson to their respective (and sometimes imagined) readers; explores the tensions in Whitman between his emphasis on democratic and egalitarian principles and his awareness that "some readers are more equal than others," and proposes that his poems express an appeal "to some 'choice,' sophisticated and learned readers."
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How to Cite: Hindus, M. (1983) “On Whitman, Dickinson, and Readers”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 1(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1017