Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass : Annotated Edition (Great Poets series)

Walt Whitman (author)

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Leaves of Grass : Annotated Edition (Great Poets series)
by Walt Whitman (Author)

    Format:
        Paperback / softback 576 pages 
    Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
    Imprint: Alma Classics
    ISBN: 9781847497550
    Published: 30 May 2019
    Classifications:
        Poetry by individual poets 
    Weight:458g
    Dimensions:194 x 114 x 36 (mm)
    Pub. Country:United Kingdom
    Country of Origin:GB
    Tariff Codes:49019900

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Description
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.

Walt Whitman (1819–92) was an influential American poet and essayist, and is credited with being the founding father of free verse. He first published his culturally significant poetry collection ‘Leaves of Grass’ in 1855 from his own pocket, and revised and expanded it over thirty years. It is an essential element of America’s literary tradition, much taught in schools and universities around the world.

Publisher  : Alma Books Ltd
Publication date  : 30 May 2019
ISBN-13  : 9781847497550
Item weight  : 458 g
Dimensions  : 194 x 114 x 36 (mm)