Editing Walt Whitman (section)

=== European authors ===
Some, like [[Oscar Wilde]] and [[Edward Carpenter]], viewed Whitman both as a prophet of a utopian future and of same-sex desire—the passion of comrades. This aligned with their own desires for a future of brotherly [[socialism]].<ref>Robinson, Michael. ''Worshipping Walt''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010: 143–145. {{ISBN|0691146314}}</ref> Whitman also influenced [[Bram Stoker]], author of ''[[Dracula]]'', and was a model for the character of [[Count Dracula|Dracula]]. Stoker said in his notes that Dracula represented the quintessential male which, to Stoker, was Whitman, with whom he corresponded until Whitman's death.<ref>Nuzum, Eric. ''The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula''. Thomas Dunne Books, 2007: 141–147. {{ISBN|0-312-37111-X}}</ref>