The context of nineteenth-century American literature, often heavily imitative of British
traditions, would seem to be inhospitable to both the production and reception of the …

In 1860, Walt Whitman published the line," When I heard at the close of the day how my
name had been receiv'd with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that …

In 1860, Walt Whitman published the line," When I heard at the close of the day how my
name had been receiv'd with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that …