Re-Scripting Walt Whitman

This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works. <br /> <p>· An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman.<br /> </p> <p>· Weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works.<br /> </p> <p>· Focuses especially on Whitman’s evolving masterpiece <i>Leaves of Grass</i>.<br /> </p> <p>· Examines the material conditions and products of Whitman’s “scripted life”, including his original manuscripts.<br /> </p> <p>· Investigates Whitman’s “life in print” – his belief that he could literally embody himself in his books.<br /> </p> <p>· Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitman’s work at www.whitmanarchive.org</p>