Democratic Vistas

Walt Whitman's essay Democratic views (1871 ) (English: Democratic Vistas ) is at the heart of its culture-critical prose work.

Whitman in himself critical of the capitalist culture and society in the United States in the period after the Civil War apart. As he at the same time " the American idea " universalized in the essay and " ever idea of an egalitarian democratic culture and society," brings in conjunction, the essay has social programmatic character. Even today, therefore, rely left American culture critics such as Richard Rorty ( Achieving our Country, etc.) and Benjamin R. Barber (Strong Democracy, etc.) to Walt Whitman and in his " Democratic views " designed social democratic utopia.

  • Literary work
  • Literature (19th century)
  • Literature ( English )
  • Literature (United States)
  • Essay
  • Policy ( USA )
  • Democracy
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