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Review Of Black Orpheus: Music In African American Fiction From The Harlem Renaissance To Toni Morrison, A Yęmisi Jimoh, Phd
Review Of Black Orpheus: Music In African American Fiction From The Harlem Renaissance To Toni Morrison, A Yęmisi Jimoh, Phd
A Yęmisi Jimoh
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Walt Whitman And The Question Of Copyright, Martin Buinicki
Walt Whitman And The Question Of Copyright, Martin Buinicki
Martin T. Buinicki
(excerpt) Walt Whitman is not the first author who comes to mind when one considers the question of copyright in nineteenth-century America. Despite careful consideration of Whitman's publishing career, little has been said regarding his views on the subject and the apparent contradiction between the poet's now-famous declaration of 1855, "I celebrate myself, / And what I assume you shall assume, / For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" ( Walt Whitman: Poetry and Prose 1 27), and his staunch defense of his literary property rights. 2 The omission is most glaring when we consider how …
Walt Whitman And New Biographical Criticism, Randall Knoper
Walt Whitman And New Biographical Criticism, Randall Knoper
Randall Knoper
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