We were discussing this in my lit class today in school. I was just wondering what answers I would receive.
2007-03-06 15:16:22 · 5 answers · asked by dancerchicka 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In literature, Americans tagged Whitman as the greatest American poet of all time for the fact that he was really good especially when he first introduced the free verse while the Dickinson had used lots of genres although she always use the word "master" but i like the poem "I am nobody"... I hope this could help you.
2007-03-06 21:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by chie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son, the philosophy and literature major, says Whitman. My wife, the English teacher, says Dickenson. I agree with JCBoyle, the answer is impossible to prove.
2007-03-07 02:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by B Scott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whitman
2007-03-06 23:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by strange rain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whitman
2007-03-06 23:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by puma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have both had a great deal of influence over American lit., and trying to find which is more important is like asking who had more influence over English lit: Chaucer or Dickens? There is no right answer.
2007-03-07 00:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋