Discussion of Walt Whitman
Discussion of Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman:A Story of Legend A Bridge between Romanticism Realism
Walt Whitman: A Story of Legend
Birth and Early Career ● Born on 31 May 1819 near Huntington,Long Island,New York He was almost entirely self- educated,especially admiring the work of Dante,Shakespeare, and Homer. His mother described him as very good,but very strange." His brother described him as being "stubborner than a load of bricks
Birth and Early Career l Born on 31 May 1819 near Huntington, Long Island, New York l He was almost entirely self- educated, especially admiring the work of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer. l His mother described him as “very good, but very strange.” l His brother described him as being “stubborner than a load of bricks
Birth and Early Career Apprenticed to a printer. Taught school at 17. ● Editor of The Brooklyn Eagle,a respected newspaper,but was fired for his outspoken opposition to slavery. ●Civil War nurse
Birth and Early Career l Apprenticed to a printer. l Taught school at 17. l Editor of The Brooklyn Eagle, a respected newspaper, but was fired for his outspoken opposition to slavery. l Civil War nurse
Whitman in camien WELCOME To CAMDEN EOUNTY Whitman moved to Camden in 1873 after suffering a paralyzing stroke.He later moved to Mickle Street,into a home of his own, where he would spend the rest of his life.Whitman received much popularity and celebrity in Camden and his poetry was greatly appreciated by many
Whitman moved to Camden in 1873 after suffering a paralyzing stroke. He later moved to Mickle Street, into a home of his own, where he would spend the rest of his life. Whitman received much popularity and celebrity in Camden and his poetry was greatly appreciated by many