“This Land Is Your Land”: A Note on America as a Nation of “Varied Carols”
Modern American literature starts with the sound of voices singing: “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear”. It is Walt Whitman who begins one of his most popular poems with this line, referring to the voices of people from all generations, classes and ethnic backgrounds who are about to...
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Main Author: | Heinrich Detering |
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Language: | deu |
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University of Tartu Press
2023-08-01
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Series: | Interlitteraria |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/IL/article/view/22857 |
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