Walt Whitman's ego seemed impervious to criticism ... He would refer to this man as his "master," Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1911. Courtesy: Library of Congress A Literary Giant ...

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Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies ... and its elaborate rhymes. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the leading literary figure of the era, praised Whitman highly, as did many other reviewers.