Teaching
Tools for Whitman and Phrenology
Front piece for George Combe's "Elements of Phrenology" from
1834
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Study "There Was a Child Went Forth" for evidence of phrenological
doctrines applying to child rearing?
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Whitman scored high on his "Ideality" reading by Fowler. How does
this fit into Whitman's definition of a "poet" established in the Preface
to Leaves of Grass?
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Based on the readings in the bibliography, to what extent did Whitman and
Fowler and Wells prosper and suffer financially and ideologically as a
result of their partnership?.
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Using the Whitman
Archive, search one of the poems for mention of the phrenological organs?
What meaning does Whitman give this word in the context of his poetry?
Example: Check
Calamus for the word "Adhesiveness."
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