Description
Whitman is today regarded as America's Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breaking the standard metered line, discarding the obligatory rhyming scheme, and using the vernacular. Emily Dickinson condemned his sexual and physiological allusions as disgraceful', but Emerson saw the book as the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed'. A century later it is his judgment of this autobiographical vision of the vigor of the American nation that has proved the more enduring.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 02/15/2009
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780199539000
ISBN10: 0199539006
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 02/15/2009
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780199539000
ISBN10: 0199539006
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General