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- Publisher: Pomona Press
- Number of Pages: 512
- ISBN: 1443733911
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113049981
- Release Date: November 30, 2008
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman and Emory Holloway to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Leaves of Grass"Browse more products related to "Walt Whitman and Emory Holloway"Review"Whitman's best poems have that permanent quality of being freshly painted, of not being dulled by the varnish of the years. Reading them a century after their publication, one feels the same shock and wonder and delight that Emerson felt when opening his presentation copy of the first edition. They carry us into a new world that Whitman discovered as if this very morning....After reading all of 'Leaves of Grass' as Whitman wished it to be preserved and after being won over by what I think is the best of it...I am willing to join the consensus that regards him as our most rewarding poet." "I am not blind to the worth of the wonderful gift of 'Leaves of Grass.' I find it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." AnnotationLEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's monumental and enormously influential book, was his life's work, going through nine different editions from its first publication in 1855 to the famous "deathbed edition" published the year he died (1892). Influenced by Eastern religions, his years as a journalist, the Civil War, 19th-century expansionism, Nature, the theater and opera, and his own liberal sexual attitudes, LEAVES OF GRASS is both a document set firmly in its time and a great transcendent work of art. It is also one of the most popular and accessible books of poems ever written, beloved since its first publication. Noted American poet Walt Whitman has created a masterpiece. Whitman loves writing about material things and the human mind and body. Whitman shows a true love of nature and man's role in it. One of the best known poems in the work is "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"which is a beautiful poem written about the assassination of President Lincoln. Customer Reviews for "Leaves of Grass (Hardcover)" by Walt Whitman (Author) and Emor...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Literary - Poetry/Journal BestsellersPeriodicals Bestselling Books
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