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O Captain! My Captain!

 

 

Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain! My Captain!” at the time of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. It quickly became his most popular poem, although Whitman did not consider it his best.

 

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

 

  • PS3238

 

 

Circulating Books – A Selected List

 

  • Miller, Edwin. Walt Whitman’s Poetry. 1969.

                            Call Number: PS3238.M45 1969

  • Miller, James E. Walt Whitman. 1990.

                            Call Number: PS3238.M57 1990

  • Whitman, Walt. Selected Poems. 1991.

                            Call Number: PS3204.1991

  • Wiener, Gary. (ed.). Readings on Walt Whitman. 1999.

                           Call Number: PS3238.R38 1999

  • Woodress, James. (ed.). Critical Essays on Walt Whitman. 1983.

                           Call Number: PS3238.C74 1983

 

 

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

 

  • Whitman, Walt

 

 

Reference Materials

 

  • Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism – Call Number: REF PN761.N5

o        Vol. 4, pg. 602

o        Vol. 31, pg. 438

o        Vol. 81, pg. 319, 321

  • Poetry Criticism – Call Number: REF PN1010.P6

o        Vol. 3, pg. 404, 418, 422

  •  Poetry for Students – Call Number: REF PN1112.P752

o        Vol. 2. Pg. 145-160

  • Walt Whitman: an Encyclopedia – Call Number: REF PS3230.W35 1998

o        Pg. 473

 

 

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This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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