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Leaves of Grass

"Whitman's best-known work was originally a collection of twelve untitled poems that was expanded over eight subsequent revisions. The book is known for its radical, irregular style and content" --Provided by publisher.

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  • ""Whitman's best-known work was originally a collection of twelve untitled poems that was expanded over eight subsequent revisions. The book is known for its radical, irregular style and content" --Provided by publisher."@en
  • "Ralph Waldo Emerson issued a call for a great poet to capture and immortalize the unique American experience. In 1855, an answer came with Leaves of Grass. Today, this masterful collection remains not only a seminal event in American literature but also the incomparable achievement of one of America's greatest poets'an exuberant, passionate man who loved his country and wrote of it as no other has ever done. Walt Whitman was a singer, thinker, visionary, and citizen extraordinaire. Thoreau called Whitman 'probably the greatest democrat that ever lived, ' and Emerson judged Leaves of Grass as 'the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed.' The text presented here is that of the 'Deathbed' or ninth edition of Leaves of Grass, published in 1892. The content and grouping of poems is the version authorized by Whitman himself for the final and complete edition of his masterpiece. With a foreword by Billy Collins, an afterword by Peter Davison, and a new introduction by Elisabeth Panttaja Brink."@en
  • "From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece. Leaves of Grass is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American. And this, the 1855 First Edition Text, is considered the strongest and most important of the many editions produced throughout Whitman's life. Here Whitman is at the height of his writing prowess, and no other edition would match it for strength and impact. ""The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet con."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Downloadable World Book ebooks"@en

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  • "Feng ye ji"
  • "Leaves of Grass"
  • "Leaves of Grass"@en
  • "Leaves of grass"
  • "Leaves of grass"@en
  • "草叢集"

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