2017, ISBN: 482c82834971bc36adcb81a8c82f7f26

In response to Ralph Waldo Emerson?s call for the United States to have its own unique poetic voice, Walt Whitman rose to the challenge to create what would ultimately be his most profoun… More...

In response to Ralph Waldo Emerson?s call for the United States to have its own unique poetic voice, Walt Whitman rose to the challenge to create what would ultimately be his most profound work. Taking its title from the colloquial term ?grass?, meaning a work of minor value, Whitman?s ?Leaves of Grass? is anything but that. Over his lifetime Whitman would continue to expand and revise his most famous work up until his death in 1892. The first edition, which is reproduced here, contained just twelve poems compared to the final ?deathbed? edition which included over 400. ?Leaves of Grass? is unique for its celebration of the sensual pleasures of life in a time when such an attitude was considered immoral. A departure from a poetic tradition which relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, ?Leaves of Grass? instead focused on nature and the individual?s role in it. Initial reception of the work was quite controversial, but over time this collection of poetry has come to be acknowledged as one of the truly great American works of literature., 2017<

2017, ISBN: 482c82834971bc36adcb81a8c82f7f26

In 1855, Walt Whitman published ? at his own expense ? the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysti… More...

In 1855, Walt Whitman published ? at his own expense ? the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed the general society and culture of the time, the writing is distinguished by an explosively innovative free verse style and previously unmentionable subject matter. Exalting nature, celebrating the human body, and praising the senses and sexual love, the monumental work was condemned as "immoral." Whitman continued evolving Leaves of Grass despite the controversy, growing his influential work decades after its first appearance by adding new poems with each new printing., 2017<

2017, ISBN: 482c82834971bc36adcb81a8c82f7f26

Erzähler: Sam Torode, Verlag: American Renaissance Books, Audible Hörbuch, Publiziert: 2017-05-10T10:19:23Z, Produktgruppe: Audible, Klassiker, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, US… More...

Erzähler: Sam Torode, Verlag: American Renaissance Books, Audible Hörbuch, Publiziert: 2017-05-10T10:19:23Z, Produktgruppe: Audible, Klassiker, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, US-amerikanische Lyrik, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Lyrik, Gattungen & Stilrichtungen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Belletristik, Audible Hörbücher & Originals, Format: Ungekürzte Ausgabe, American Renaissance Books, 2017<