Walt Whitman, Poetry and Care

To understand the impact of Whitman in the poetry and sociopoetics of care is essential to know the environment in which the American poet improvised developed his work as a nurse in a historical context marked by a bitter civil war. Only in this way you can grasp the interaction between his poetry,...

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Published inCultura de los cuidados no. 43; pp. 12 - 18
Main Author José Siles González
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Universidad de Alicante 01.01.2016
Subjects
estética y enfermería sociopoética y enfermería
poesía de los cuidados
walt whitman
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Summary:To understand the impact of Whitman in the poetry and sociopoetics of care is essential to know the environment in which the American poet improvised developed his work as a nurse in a historical context marked by a bitter civil war. Only in this way you can grasp the interaction between his poetry, his person and his work as a nurse. In this editorial, the author analyzes the most significant works of the author in relation to their impact with his experience as a caregiver : Leaves of Grass” and drum-Taps”.
ISSN:1699-6003
DOI:10.14198/cuid.2015.43.02