Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 11:51:10 -0500 (EST) From: "James F. Parr" <jfp3r-AT-unix.mail.Virginia.EDU> Subject: Re: PLC: Emerson Whitmanian textual criticism is one of the larger fields in English lit. I'm not an expert myself, but it is well known that the American Bard self-published numerous editions of _Leaves of Grass_, continually adding to and revising his poems, including his most well known ("Song of Myself," "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," "Drum Taps," "Calamus," etc.). So, when we deal with textual confusion as to what he "really wrote," at least it's not a confusion engendered by shabby copyediting. Whitman was a consummate editor and revisor of his own work, and to some extent _Leaves of Grass_ was meant as not only a collection of poems, but also an _objet de art_ by itself. Regards, James James Parr Department of English University of Virginia 804-243-0919 jfp3r-AT-virginia.edu http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~jfp3r --- from list phillitcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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