Benno Loewy Boeken

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It reflects a commitment to protect and promote literary heritage by making culturally important texts accessible in high-quality, modern editions that remain true to the original.

-- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index Whitman's celebration of human complexity influenced generations of poets.