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Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks

Author: Jill Wacker

  • Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks

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    Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks

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Abstract

Examines Whitman's journalism, focusing on his stories and editorials like "A Lazy Day" that present the author in a "slacker pose"; argues that while Whitman's "agitations for public space change over time," he "ultimately champions the notion of allocating higher grounds for public use, allowing all city-dwellers the opportunity to experience the all-encompassing power of the panoramic."

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Wacker, J., (1994) “Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 12(2), 86-103. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1437

Rights: Copyright © 1994 Jill Wacker

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01 Oct 1994
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