SOURCE: "The 'Thought of the Ensemble': Whitman's Theory of Language," in Walt Whitman's Language Experiment, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990, pp. 7-33.
In the following essay, Warren maintains that, through works such as Leaves of Grass and in several essays, Whitman established a theory of language—one directly connected with literature and linguistic development and specifically focused on the significant role of literature in effecting linguistic change and diversity.
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