Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this dialog from Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I celebrate and analyze the American Poet Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself". We consider (a) his connection to the epic tradition of Virgil, Dante, and Homer, his (b) commitment to naturalism but also religious language, and (c) the tension between his "being-in-the-now" and his awareness of his being. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support