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Walt Whitman – “a kosmos”

Georgeta Ghiga

Pages 83–85

Licence © 2001 the authors · CC BY 4.0

Abstract

The article analyses Walt Whitman's volume “Leaves of Grass”. The main ideas emphasized by the author are: Whitman's poetry is an invitation to explore the world as a condition 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 art and to identify with all sorts of people; the grandeur and also tragism of the poet's condition. The author concludes that “Leaves of Grass” is a challenge to the concept of poetic ideal and Whitman's verses have a magnetic force and a passionate quality that excite imagination and earn a strong response.

Keywords —

Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass · universe · Man · poetic ideal
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Ghiga, G. (2001). Walt Whitman – “a kosmos”. Dialogos, 03, 83–85.

Ghiga, Georgeta. “Walt Whitman – “a kosmos”.” Dialogos, vol. 03, 2001, pp. 83–85.

Ghiga, Georgeta. 2001. “Walt Whitman – “a kosmos”.” Dialogos 03: 83–85.

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