{"product_id":"walt-whitman-philosopher-poet-9780786423880","title":"Walt Whitman Philosopher Poet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Was Walt Whitman--celebrated poet of freedom and democracy--a determinist at heart? A close study of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e shows that Whitman consistently acknowledges the inevitability of all things. As John McDonald argues, this seeming contradiction lies at the heart of Whitman''s poetry, a fact continually overlooked in the more than 100 years that critics have written about the poet and his magnum opus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This volume contains an extensive study of Walt Whitman''s poetry that explores both Whitman''s guiding philosophy and its uses to unlock meaning within \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e. Beginning with a detailed explanation of determinism, the author examines Whitman''s use of indirection, which the poet referred to at times as a game played to evade the reader''s comprehension. The work seeks to define a philosophy which was, in the author''s opinion, the most significant influence in Whitman''s thought and in his art. Various poems are examined in depth, including \u003ci\u003eSong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037989011799,"sku":"9780786423880","price":29.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786423880.jpg?v=1750938497","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/walt-whitman-philosopher-poet-9780786423880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}