Essays

"You Tides with Ceaseless Swell": A Reading of the Manuscript

Author: Geoffrey M Sill

  • "You Tides with Ceaseless Swell": A Reading of the Manuscript

    Essays

    "You Tides with Ceaseless Swell": A Reading of the Manuscript

    Author:

Abstract

Argues against common, negative assumptions about Whitman's later poetry by defending the value of Whitman's eight "Fancies at Navesink" poems; compares the published versions to manuscript drafts of the poems to demonstrate that Whitman, in his later years, "reached a level of formal art that had eluded him before."

How to Cite:

Sill, G. M., (1989) “"You Tides with Ceaseless Swell": A Reading of the Manuscript”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 6(4), 189-197. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1224

Rights: Copyright © 1989 Geoffrey M Sill

Downloads:
Download pdf
View PDF

278 Views

629 Downloads

Published on
01 Apr 1989
Peer Reviewed
License