Hamlin Garland's "The Evolution of American Thought": A Missing Link in the History of Whitman Criticism

Kenneth M Price

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1107

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Hamlin Garland's "The Evolution of American Thought": A Missing Link in the History of Whitman Criticism

Abstract

Introduces and reprints a chapter ("Walt Whitman") from Hamlin Garland's "The Evolution of American Thought," an unpublished late-1880s work exploring the achievement of Whitman and the first essay to argue "that Whitman would influence not only American poetry but also fiction, music, and drama."

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How to Cite: Price, K. M. (1985) “Hamlin Garland's "The Evolution of American Thought": A Missing Link in the History of Whitman Criticism”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 3(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1107