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Relationships of Halleck, Fitz-Greene

To explore the relationships between the various bohemian writers and artists who frequented Pfaff's bar, select a person or group, and then select a relationship type. This section of the site is currently under construction; new content is being added on a regular basis.

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acquaintances

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836-1907)

Derby, J.C. Fifty Years among Authors, Books and Publishers. New York: G. W. Carleton and Co., 1884. [pages:229]

Aldrich met Fitz-Greene Halleck through Frederick S. Cozzens after Aldrich's poem "The Ballad of Baby Bell" caught Cozzens's attention.

Greenslet, Ferris. The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1908. [pages:38]

Halleck is mentioned as one of the older men Aldrich knew in New York.

antagonists

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Boynton, Percy Holmes. A History of American Literature. New York: Gin and Company, 1919. 513 p. [pages:137]

Boynton says that Halleck certainly disapproved of Whitman.

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

Halleck did not consider Whitman's work to be poetry.