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WALT WHITMAN – "A KOSMOS"
WALT WHITMAN – "A KOSMOS"

Author(s): Georgeta Ghiga
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Walt Whitman; Leaves of Grass; universe; Man; poetic ideal

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses Walt Whitman’s volume “Leaves of Grass”. The main ideasemphasized by the author are: Whitman’s poetry is an invitation to explore the world as acondition to develop the aptitude to understand the Universe both as the vastness surrounding us and as an inner kosmos; his ability to place Man in the centre of his artand to identify with all sorts of people; the grandour and also tragism of the poet’scondition. The author concludes that “Leaves of Grass” is a challenge to the concept ofpoetic ideal and Whitman’s verses have a magnetic force and a passionate quality thatexcite imagination and earn a strong response

  • Issue Year: 2/2001
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 83-85
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: English