Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition (Penguin Classics)

Language: English

Published by Penguin Classics, 1982

0140421998 / 9780140421996

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A new copy. One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. "Leaves Of Grass" is his one book. First published in 1855 with only twelve poems, it was greeted by Ralph Waldo Emerson as "the wonderful gift . . . the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." Over the course of Whitman's life, the book reappeared in many versions, expanded and transformed as the author's experiences and the nation's history changed and grew. Whitman's ambition was to creates something uniquely American. In that he succeeded. His poems have been woven into the very fabric of the American character. From his solemn masterpieces "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" to the joyous freedom of "Song of Myself, " "I Sing the Body Electric, " and "Song of the Open Road, " Whitman's work lives on, an inspiration to the poets of later generations.…

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Title
Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition (Penguin Classics)
Author
Whitman, Walt. Cowley, Malcolm (introduction)
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication year
1982
Binding
Trade Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0140421998
ISBN 13
9780140421996
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