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Walt Whitman and Frederick Delius, Endlessly Rocking

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Explores the relation between Whitman's Sea-Drift and the musical compositions of Frederick Delius, arguing that "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" and Delius' composition "'rock' in exquisite complementarity"; traces the formal and philosophical congruities between the works.

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How to Cite: Weltzien, O. A. (1996) “Walt Whitman and Frederick Delius, Endlessly Rocking”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 13(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1469