Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:City_University_of_New_York
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| gptkbp:artist |
Lyrical
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
gptkb:American_Romanticism
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:The_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:awards |
Golden Kite Award
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1819-05-31
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:George_Whitman
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| gptkbp:contribution |
American_literature
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| gptkbp:criticism |
Challenged for unconventional style
Controversial for explicit content |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence on LGBTQ+ literature
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1892-03-26
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
Poetry
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
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| gptkbp:fullName |
William_Carlos_Williams_Whitman
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| gptkbp:genre |
Free verse
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Whitman
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Herman_Melville
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Transcendentalism
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Cited in literary criticism
Inspiration for social movements Subject of numerous biographies Influence on contemporary poets Commemorated in poetry festivals Considered a father of free verse Influenced the Beat Generation Memorialized in various forms of art Symbol_of_American_identity Celebrated_in_American_culture |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
Cataloging
Imagery Symbolism Repetition Free verse structure |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Modernist poetry
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Leaves of Grass
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| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Poet
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
Individualism
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:West_Hills,_New_York
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Camden,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marion_Whitman
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| gptkbp:theme |
Democracy
Love Nature Death Humanism |
| gptkbp:website |
www.waltwhitman.org
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