Walt Whitman in 1862
Glicksberg, Charles I.. "Walt Whitman in 1862." American Literature. (1934-11-1). 264-282.
Type
Journal
Genre
essay
People Mentioned in this Work
Clapp, Henry [pages: 273,275]
Glicksberg writes about Clapp Written about in a discussion of Walt Whitman. Clapp was called "Figaro" and is noted as a Pfaff's regular.
Gray, Thomas [pages: 275]
Quotes Whitman describing him as one of the "odd characters" at Pfaff's, a "good looking young Scotchman elegantly dress'd - does the tricks, cutting his fingers &c - at Pfaff's and Faffleys May, June, July, 1862."
Sweeney, Frank [pages: 276]
Glicksberg gives a description of Sweeney and his conversation with Whitman about "Ellen Eyre."
Glicksberg records his name as "Frank Sweezey."
Whitman, Walt [pages: 264-82]
Whitman used the pseudonym "Velsor Brush" to publish poetry in The New York Leader in 1862.
Glicksberg traces Whitman's writing and whereabouts during 1862.