Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgments I. Reconsidering WhitmanOs Intention II. A New Religion Fusing the Real and the Modern III. Interpreting HistoryOs Meaning WhitmanOs Post-Christian Millennialism IV. Style From Silence to Symbol V. The Principle Poem VI. Anticipations of Immortality VII. The Ecstasy and Quiet of Religious Love VIII. Poetry and Politics A New Public Faith Notes Works Cited Index