
Peter Riley
Lecturer in 19th Century American Literature at the University of Exeter
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CulturePantheistsHall of Fame for Great Americans inductees19th-century pseudonymous writersAmerican people of English descent19th-century American poetsAmerican male essayists, American male poets19th-century American male writersWar writersAmerican male journalistsAmerican humanists19th-century American essayists19th-century American novelists, Novelists from New York (state)19th-century mysticsAmerican nationalists, American religious skepticsAmerican male novelistsAmerican spiritual writersAmerican people of Dutch descentAmerican LGBTQ poets
Walt Whitman
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 19th-century poet, who broke away from European literary traditions to become a key figure in the development of American culture.
27 April 2023
Also featuring: Sarah Churchwell, Mark Ford
Culture19th-century pseudonymous writersWar writersAmerican people of English descent19th-century American poetsAmerican male journalistsPantheistsAmerican nationalists, American religious skepticsAmerican humanistsHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican male novelistsAmerican spiritual writersAmerican male essayists, American male poets19th-century American essayistsAmerican people of Dutch descent19th-century American male writers19th-century American novelists, Novelists from New York (state)19th-century mysticsAmerican LGBTQ poets