The word “Calamus”, a kind of water reed referenced in the title Calamus Poems, is a symbol for Whitman…
Calamus symbolises intimate male comradeship and affection in Whitman. Water nymphs and the Civil War do not explain the reed emblem; democracy is a wider concern rather…
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The word “Calamus”, a kind of water reed referenced in the title Calamus Poems, is a
symbol for Whitman of
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Calamus symbolises intimate male comradeship and affection in Whitman. Water nymphs and the Civil War do not explain the reed emblem; democracy is a wider concern rather than its specific intimate reference.
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