Abstract

Examines the evolution of "A Noiseless Patient Spider" from notebook jottings through manuscript draft, original publication in The Broadway, revision in Passage to India, and final appearance in the 1881 Leaves of Grass.

How to Cite:

Diehl, P., (1989) “"A Noiseless Patient Spider": Whitman's Beauty--Blood and Brain”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 6(3), 117-132. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1215

Rights: Copyright © 1989 Paul Diehl