Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks

Jill Wacker

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1437

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Sacred Panoramas: Walt Whitman and New York City Parks

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