Walt Whitman was a feminist, and this assertion can be supported by excerpts from his prose, poetry, and conversation. Furthermore, the poet's circle of associates, chronology, and place of residence also lend credence to the hypothesis stating Whitman's subscription to feminist credos. A pro-feminine attitude is evident in much of Whitman's work, and his ties to the women's rights movement of the nineteenth century do influence the poet's portrayal of women. But the section of poems titled "Children of Adam" proves to be an anomaly in Walt Whitman's feminist attitudes. Instead of portraying women as equals, able to walk a path of equanimity with males, the women of "Children of Adam" are often obscured in linguistic veils or subjugated to the poet's Adamic rhetoric.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503937 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Brown, Bryce Dean |
| Contributors | Tanner, James T. F., Nichols, Martha, 1934-, Hughes, Robert L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 78 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Brown, Bryce Dean, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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