Description
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 sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include I Hear America Singing, I Sing the Body Electric, Song of the Open Road, Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, and O Captain! My Captain! -- all reprinted from an authoritative text.
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 05/01/1991
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.22w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780486268781
ISBN10: 0486268780
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass, offering a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include I Hear America Singing, I Sing the Body Electric, Song of the Open Road, Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, and O Captain! My Captain! -- all reprinted from an authoritative text.
Author: Walt Whitman
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 05/01/1991
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.22w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780486268781
ISBN10: 0486268780
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
About the Author
One of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819-92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first poet of democracy, Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality
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