Abstract
Examines Whitman's attitudes toward wounded bodies and argues that "dressing a wound, and writing a poem about dressing a wound (are) equivalent acts in Whitman's imagination"; compares Whitman's emphasis on the "rescuing" function of poetry to William Carlos Williams' emphasis on "defamiliarization" of habits of perception of the body in Spring and All.
How to Cite:
Davis, R. L., (1989) “Wound-Dressers and House Calls: Medical Representations in Whitman and Williams”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 6(3), 133-139. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1216
Rights: Copyright © 1989 Robert Leigh Davis
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