The American Renaissance and Walt Whitman

Overview

This course explores Whitman's working class context and explains why Whitman turned into a poet from a printer. You will also learn about Whitman’s free verse within the context of the post-Jacksonian American society. You will realize why Whitman revised some of his writings.

Syllabus

Walt Whitman: An Introduction

This module explores Whitman's working class context and explain why Whitman turned into a poet from a printer.

Walt Whitman: The Printer and the Revisionist

This module explores Whitman’s free verse within the context of the post-Jacksonian American society. It also discusses why Whitman revised some of his writings.