Selected Poems - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Walt Whitman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Generous sampling from <i>Leaves of Grass, </i>including I Hear America Singing, Song of the Open Road, I Sing the Body Electric, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, O Captain! My Captain! and 19 more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In his unconventional verse, Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful, sensual, oratorical, and inspiring voice. His most famous work, <i>Leaves of Grass, </i> was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime, from 1819 to 1892, it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature.<br>This volume contains 24 poems from <i>Leaves of Grass, </i> offering a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include I Hear America Singing, I Sing the Body Electric, Song of the Open Road, Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, and O Captain! My Captain! -- all reprinted from an authoritative text.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Walt Whitman was born in 1819. He worked as a journalist and newspaper editor for many years before the appearance of his Leaves of Grass in 1855. This is a collection of his work aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no explanatory or critical apparatus.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>One of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819-92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first poet of democracy, Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality
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