The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Whitman among the New York Literary Bohemians: 1859–1862.

Lalor, Eugene. "Whitman among the New York Literary Bohemians: 1859–1862.." Walt Whitman Review 25, (1979): 131-145.
Type
journal
Genre
essay
Abstract

Lalor discusses the impact of Whitman's associations with the Bohemians at Pfaff's, Henry Clapp, and the Saturday Press in helping to forward his poetic career and cement his reputation as a poet.

People Mentioned in this Work
Aldrich, Thomas [pages: 137]

Taylor, Stoddard, Aldrich, and Stedman are mentioned as the parties in New York involved in the "inconsistent opposition" to the third edition of Leaves of Grass in 1859-1860. Clapp battled against them.

Beach, Juliette [pages: 141]

Beach was one of a number of women who came to Whitman's aid in defending the mention of sex and nudity in his poems.

Clare, Ada [pages: 141]

Menken is listed as Clare's fellow traveler.

Emerson, Ralph [pages: 133]

Lalor cites Frederik Schyberg's citation of Emerson that he "had great hopes of Whitman until he became a Bohemian."