Walt Whitman: Poet For A New Age

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1971

Creator: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM

Format: 16mm

Copyright: Registered 1Jan72 · MP22858 (Jan-Jun 1972) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp Production company: Stoumen Films

Description: . This sensitive study reveals the "cosmic consciousness" of Walt Whitman: his strong belief in democracy, his distaste for war, the oneness and sacredness of all living things, the mystical truths of birth and death, and his concern for the primacy of personality and love. He wrote, "Affection shall solve every one of the problems of freedom. Those who love each other shall be invincible." Re-enacting scenes from Whitman's life, with authentic settings and costumes, the poet's story is told in terms of his poetry, prose, newspaper editorials, and letters to his mother.

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