Redrawing Whitman's Circle
Carmine Sarracino
Walt Whitman Quarterly Review October 1, 1996 DOI: 10.13008/2153-3695.1502 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 5 |
| Key points | Argues that Whitman's reception among devoted followers, such as George Fox, Father Taylor, and Elias Hicks, reflects an extra-literary, mystical or neo-religious impact, and that the attached devotee's perspective is essentially incompatible with the detached critic's. Draws a parallel between Whitman's reception and that of poet-masters in Eastern cultural traditions. |
Abstract
Explores Whitman's reception among ardent followers (including George Fox, Father Taylor and Elias Hicks) in the light of Whitman's extra-literary, mystical or neo-religious impact, emphasizing the disparate, essentially incompatible perspectives of "the detached critic" as opposed to the "attached devotee"; compares Whitman's reception to that of "poet-masters" in Eastern cultural traditions.