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Is There a Text in This Grass?

Author: C. Carroll Hollis

  • Is There a Text in This Grass?

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    Is There a Text in This Grass?

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Abstract

Responds to Mark Baurerlein's article ("The Written Orator of 'Song of Myself'") by describing the author's own work with Whitman's poetry and "Speech Act" theory; qualifies Bauerlein's assertions and takes issue with Bauerlein's skepticism toward the claim that, as Hollis rephrases it, "the printing of a speech carries (…) the illocutionary force of the original."

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Hollis, C. C., (1986) “Is There a Text in This Grass?”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 3(3), 15-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1858

Rights: Copyright © 1986 C. Carroll Hollis

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01 Jan 1986
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