| The Erotic Whitman |
| [Dedication] |
| Contents |
| Acknowledgments |
| Citation Note |
| Preface |
 | 1. The Erotics of Youth |
| 2. Why Whitman Gave Up Fiction |
| 3. Interleaf |
| 4. Faith in Sex |
 | 5. The Politics of Love in the 1860 Leaves of Grass |
| • | ENFANS D'ADAM |
| • | CALAMUS |
| 6. Whitman Unperturbed |
| 7. “In Loftiest Spheres” |
| 287. Notes |
| Index |