Tag Archives: Calamus
6 REFERENCES
REFERENCES ALI, Manuel Said. Versificação Portuguesa. São Paulo: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. ALLEN, Gay W. The Solitary Singer: a critical biography of Walt Whitman. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. ALIGHIERI, Dante. The Divine Comedy. Available at: … Continue reading
5 CONCLUSION (Part 21)
5 CONCLUSION (Part 21) From “The Sleepers” we bring the passage that is mentioned in section 2.5.2, which depicts a swimmer’s death by sea water. As we have explained in that section, Whitman was a swimmer himself, and this scene … Continue reading
2.5.4 Calamus: the political meaning
2.5.4 Calamus: the political meaning After this discussion about water, swimmers and relationships, let us again look at the reed, which is the result of the metamorphosis of Calamus after he dies. Although Whitman does not explicitly sing the myth … Continue reading
2.5.1 The myth of calamus
2.5.1 The myth of calamus There is a network of interconnections in Leaves of Grass around the word calamus, or reed. It points to several myths, meanings and details that lead us to many directions; however, they are all related … Continue reading
2.5 Addressing some themes in Leaves of Grass
2.5 Addressing some themes in Leaves of Grass This section comprises the following subdivisions: 2.5.1, on the myth of Calamus and Carpus; 2.5.2, on two other elements in the myth, water and swimmers; 2.5.3, on what happens after the death … Continue reading
