Critical Comparisons Between Whitman And Dickinson

Critical Comparisons Between Whitman And Dickinson
Godey's Magazine, November, 1896, printed: "[Emily Dickinson] and Walt Whitman and Poe are this nation's most original contributions to the world's poetry. Poe was typical only to Poe. But Emily Dickinson and Whitman, with their unbending comradery with God and humanity, are our best realizations of the distinctively American spirit." Both Dickinson and Whitman are regarded as the founders of modern American poetry. Walt Whitman(1819-1892), for the time was breaking new ground with his diverse, energetic verse with regards to subject matt…