Leaves of grass, The first (1855) edition, Edited, with an introduction, by Malcolm Cowley,

Whitman, Walt

ISBN 10: 0140421998 / ISBN 13: 9780140421996

Published by New York, Penguin ,, 1986

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Title: Leaves of grass, The first (1855) edition, ...

Publisher: New York, Penguin ,

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis:

As Malcolm Cowley says in his introduction, the first edition of Leaves of Grass 'might be called the buried masterpiece of American writing', for it exhibits 'Whitman at his best, Whitman at his freshest in vision and boldest in language, Whitman transformed by a new experience.' Mr Cowley has taken the first edition from its narrow circulation among scholars, faithfully edited it, added his own introduction and Whitman's original introduction (which never appeared in any other edition during Whitman's life), and returned it to the common readership to whom the great poet really speaks.

About the Author:

Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) is one of the greatest American poets. Leaves of Grass was published in 1855, which he added to and reshuffled throughout his life.