Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Song Of Myself: Sections 39 - 52 Sections 39-40. From the trembling of the last few sections, the poet moves ahead and upward with strength and confidence. The Christ image of Section 38 is suddenly joined by: The friendly and flowing savage, who is he? Is he waiting for civilization, or past it and mastering it? The "savage" is man in his natural wholesome state, pure and uncomplicated: Behavior lawless as snow-flakes, words simple as grass, uncomb'd head, laughter, and naivete, . . . In Section 40, Whitman declares suddenly: Behold, I do not give lectures or a little...
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