ISBN: 9781539003274

First published in 1855 and extended by the author over the course of more than three decades, Leaves of Grass embodies Walt Whitman's lifetime ambition to create a new voice that could c… More...

First published in 1855 and extended by the author over the course of more than three decades, Leaves of Grass embodies Walt Whitman's lifetime ambition to create a new voice that could capture the spirit and vibrancy of the young American nation, while celebrating at the same time “Nature without check with original energy”.Famously written in free verse and brimming with sensuous imagery and an unbridled love of nature and life in all its forms, and containing celebrated poems such as the ebullient 'Song of Myself' – described by Jay Parini as the greatest American poem ever written – and the elegiac 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd', Leaves of Grass is not only the finest achievement of a highly unique poet, but a founding text for American literature and modern poetry.Considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and a pioneer of free verse, Walt Whitman (1819–92) was also a prolific writer of essays and articles. Controversial in its time, his sprawling collection Leaves of Grass is regarded as his magnum opus. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Poetry>Poetry Anthology>Poetry Antholo, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781539003274

First published in 1855 with Whitman’s own money, Leaves of Grass is a highly sensual collection of verses that became a monument to American poetry. The journalist, philosopher, cl… More...

First published in 1855 with Whitman’s own money, Leaves of Grass is a highly sensual collection of verses that became a monument to American poetry. The journalist, philosopher, clerk, and Civil War nurse spent the following four decades revising and expanding the work from twelve poems to a massive four-hundred-poem compilation. Celebrating nature and human sexuality with explicit imagery, his poetry was controversial but also drew high praise from the likes of Alfred Tennyson and D. H. Lawrence, who called him the “greatest modern poet.” With its sensuous and highly imaginative free-form verses, Walt Whitman’s greatest masterpiece is now available in an elegantly designed clothbound edition with an elastic closure and a new introduction. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Poetry>Poetry Anthology>Poetry Antholo, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781539003274

A timeless collection of hundreds of poems that resonate to the American spirit.  Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influential ninetee… More...

A timeless collection of hundreds of poems that resonate to the American spirit.  Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influential nineteenth-century writer Walt Whitman. This profound compilation explores topics such as nature, mysticism, mortality, transcendentalism, and democracy. Inspired by personal experiences and observations, Whitman spent almost four decades piecing together the complete work, sharing societal ideals and epiphanies about life that still resonate with readers today. This sturdy leather-bound edition of the complete Leaves of Grass also includes Whitman’s preface to the original 1855 edition, in which he expounds on his personal philosophy of writing poetry. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Poetry>Poetry Anthology>Poetry Antholo, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

2016, ISBN: 9781539003274

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Taschenbuch, 262 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-09-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.35 kg, Anthologien, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, … More...

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Taschenbuch, 262 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-09-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.35 kg, Anthologien, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016<

2016, ISBN: 9781539003274

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Taschenbuch, 262 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-09-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.35 kg, Anthologien, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, … More...

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Taschenbuch, 262 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-09-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.35 kg, Anthologien, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016<