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The Complete Poems

Walt Whitman
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In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America’s most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation, and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful “Song of Myself” and “I Sing the Body Electric” to the elegiac “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” Whitman’s art fuses oratory, journalism, and song in a vivid celebration of humanity. Containing all Whitman’s known poetic work, this edition reprints the final, or “deathbed,” edition of Leaves of Grass (1891–92). Earlier versions of many poems are also given, including the 1855 “Song of Myself.”
Features a completely new—and fuller—introduction discussing the development of Whitman's poetic career, his influence on later American poets, and his impact on the American cultural sensibility


Includes chronology, updated suggestions for further reading, and extensive notes
Format:
Pages:
896 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Edition:
Penguin Classics
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0140424512
ISBN13:
9780140424515
kindle Asin:
B002RI9WNE

The Complete Poems

Walt Whitman
4.26/5 (3914 ratings)
Read Download
In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America’s most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation, and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful “Song of Myself” and “I Sing the Body Electric” to the elegiac “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” Whitman’s art fuses oratory, journalism, and song in a vivid celebration of humanity. Containing all Whitman’s known poetic work, this edition reprints the final, or “deathbed,” edition of Leaves of Grass (1891–92). Earlier versions of many poems are also given, including the 1855 “Song of Myself.”
Features a completely new—and fuller—introduction discussing the development of Whitman's poetic career, his influence on later American poets, and his impact on the American cultural sensibility


Includes chronology, updated suggestions for further reading, and extensive notes
Format:
Pages:
896 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Edition:
Penguin Classics
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0140424512
ISBN13:
9780140424515
kindle Asin:
B002RI9WNE

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