Leaves of Grass V3 By Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman Jr was an American poet essayist and journalist He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse His work was controversial in his time particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality. Whitman was born in Huntington on Long Island and lived in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career At the age of 11 he left formal schooling to go to work He worked as a journalist a teacher and a government clerk Whitmans major poetry collection Leaves of Grass first published in 1855 was financed with hi Walter Whitman Jr was an American poet essayist and journalist He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse His work was controversial in his time particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality. Whitman was born in Huntington on Long Island and lived in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career At the age of 11 he left formal schooling to go to work He worked as a journalist a teacher and a government clerk Whitman s major poetry collection Leaves of Grass first published in 1855 was financed with his own money and became well known The work was an attempt to reach out to the common person with an American epic Whitman continued expanding and revising Leaves of Grass until his death in 1892. and worked in hospitals caring for the wounded His poetry often focused on both loss and healing On the assassination of site_link Abraham Lincoln whom Whitman greatly admired he authored two poems O Captain My Captain and When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom d and gave a series of lectures on Lincoln After suffering a stroke towards the end of his life Whitman moved to Camden New Jersey where his health further declined When he died at the age of 72 his funeral was a public event. Whitman s influence on poetry remains strong Art historian site_link Mary Berenson wrote You cannot really understand America without Walt Whitman without Leaves of Grass He has expressed that civilization up to date as he would say and no student of the philosophy of history can do without him Modernist poet site_link Ezra Pound called Whitman America s poet He is America site_link This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original Due to its age it may contain imperfections such as marks notations marginalia and flawed pages Because we believe this work is culturally important we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting preserving and promoting the world s literature in affordable high quality modern editions that are true to the original work Leaves of Grass V3
| Leaves of Grass V3 By Walt Whitman |
| 1169879063 |
| 9781169879065 |
| English |
| 260 |
| Hardcover |