Walt Whitman
2) Walt Whitman
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English
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An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.
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English
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In his unconventional verse, Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful, sensual, oratorical, and inspiring voice. His most famous work, Leaves of Grass, was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime, from 1819 to 1892, it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature. This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass, offering a generous...
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Library of America volume 3
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English
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This is the most comprehensive volume of Walt Whitman (1819-1892) ever published. It includes all of his poetry and what he considered his complete prose. This is also the only collection that includes, in exactly the form in which it appeared in 1855, the first edition of Leaves of Grass. This was the book, a commercial failure, that prompted Emerson's famous message to Whitman: "I greet you at the beginning of a great career". These twelve poems,...
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2017
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English
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Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, and by incorporating both views in his writings created the framework for American Poetry. "The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity..." -Walt Whitman 1855