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2) Walt Whitman
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities [distributor]
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Shows how Walt Whitman sought to express America and his love for her in his poetry, and how he had to create a whole new poetic language, using ordinary words and everyday speech rhythms, to paint a personal verbal portrait of his country as it changed from an agrarian to a tumultuous industrial society.
Publisher
[Annenberg Media]
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009]
Language
English
Description
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections.The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies.
