This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works.
· An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman.


· Weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works.


· Focuses especially on Whitman’s evolving masterpiece Leaves of Grass.


· Examines the material conditions and products of Whitman’s “scripted life”, including his original manuscripts.


· Investigates Whitman’s “life in print” – his belief that he could literally embody himself in his books.


· Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitman’s work at www.whitmanarchive.org