{"product_id":"9781405195515","title":"A Companion to Walt Whitman","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Walt Whitman\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDonald D. Kummings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eComprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide to one of America’s greatest poets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the best and most up-to-date thinking on Whitman available to students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to make readers more aware of the social and cultural contexts of Whitman’s work, and of the experimental nature of his writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions devoted to specific poetry and prose works, a compact biography of the poet, and a bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald D. Kummings\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of English at the Parkside Campus of the University of Wisconsin. His books on Whitman include \u003ci\u003eWalt Whitman, 1940-1975: A Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eApproaches to Teaching Whitman‘s ‘Leaves of Grass’\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and with J.R. LeMaster Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia (1998). In 1990, his collection of poems, ;The Open Road Trip ;was awarded the Posner Poetry Prize by the Council for Wisconsin Writers. In 1997, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named him Wisconsin Professor of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 October 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405195515\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e624\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378774634636,"sku":"9781405195515","price":57.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405195515_d210b8a8-26c4-4765-8f3f-19515fb97d0e.jpg?v=1780280849","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405195515","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}