170:. With his publication, Allen said he wanted to provide "a better, more correct interpretation" about Whitman while teaching at New York University. During updates in 1975 and 1986, his handbook was renamed to the
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22:(August 23, 1903 – August 6, 1995) was an American academic and writer. After holding assistant and associate professorships between the late 1920s to mid 1930s, Allen was hired by
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Hoggard, Lynn (November 8, 1981). "Emerson: Our spiritual father set tone of secular religion".
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Smith, Harrison (February 5, 1955). "He Loved Mankind In All Its Forms".
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Hungerford, Edward B. (May 28, 1967). "A loving and most loved figure".
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Cleary, Fritz (May 25, 1969). "150th Whitman Anniversary to Be Marked".
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Kline, Betsy (February 14, 1982). "Ceremony set to cite winning book".
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Salter Jr., Charles (January 27, 1989). "Setting the record straight".
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Moore, Allyson Lee (December 14, 1988). "Telling tales of talent".
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The Artistic Legacy of Walt Whitman: A Tribute to Gay Wilson Allen
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The Artistic Legacy of Walt Whitman: A Tribute to Gay Wilson Allen
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Evans, Alfred (May 21, 1967). "William James Study Praised".
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The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman
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Twenty-Five Years of Walt Whitman Bibliography: 1918-1942
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The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman
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Lee, Charles (January 17, 1955). "Spotlight on Books".
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St. John be Crèveccouer: The Life of an American Farmer
683:"In Memoriam: Tributes to Gay Wilson Allen, 1903-1995"
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1021:. In LeMaster, J.R.; Kummings, Donald D. (eds.).
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1314:. November 21, 1982. sec. The Book Review p. 1.
1242:. New York and London: Routledge. p. 430.
1208:. New York University Press. pp. v, vii.
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879:University of Minnesota Press
687:Walt Whitman Quarterly Review
636:Christie, N. Bradley (1991).
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429:James Russell Lowell Prize
386:Waldo Emerson, A Biography
371:William James: A Biography
209:Walt Whitman and the World
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188:New York University Press
172:New Walt Whitman Handbook
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583:. In Evory, Ann (ed.).
579:Metzger, Linda (1981).
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459:Personal life and death
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180:Aspects of Walt Whitman
127:University of Wisconsin
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1178:"The Solitary Singer"
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813:Journal-Every Evening
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559:The News and Observer
402:Guggenheim Fellowship
168:Walt Whitman Handbook
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585:Contemporary Authors
337:University of Hawaii
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197:Walt Whitman Abroad
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