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Whitman and the romance of medicine

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In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of …

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In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of "convalescence" in nineteenth century medicine and philosophy - along with Whitman's personal war experiences - provides a crucial point of convergence for Whitman's work as a gay and democratic writer.

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"In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during …"

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