Whitman on the Web               Name: ____________________________

 

 

  1. What are some of the problems one might encounter when trying to research Whitman and his works on the Web?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How many editions were there of Leaves of Grass?

 

 

What are the publication dates of each of the editions?

 

 

 

 

  1. What are some of the various ways “Whitmaniacs” have tried to portray Whitman over the years?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. In what comic poem did Allen Ginsberg “out” Whitman?

 

 

 

  1. According to Whitman, what was the “proof of the poet”?

 

 

 

  1. Which home of Whitman’s has been well-preserved?

 

 

  1. Who was John Addington Symonds?

 

 

What did he ask Whitman?

 

 

 

 

What did Whitman reply?