Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions: A Library of America Paperback Classic - Paperback
by Walt Whitman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Walt Whitman, John Hollander (Introduction by)Series:Library of AmericaAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2011-01-20Pages:757
Language:EnglishPublisher:Library of AmericaISBN-13:9781598530971ISBN-10:1598530976UPC:9781598530971Book Category:Poetry, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:American, PoetrySize:8.10 x 5.30 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC0G90QZ1F
Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions: A Library of America Paperback Classic
In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author's aims. A commercial failure, this book was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. Six editions and thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grass had been recognized as one of the central masterworks of world poetry. This Library of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Library of AmericaISBN-13:9781598530971ISBN-10:1598530976UPC:9781598530971Book Category:Poetry, Literary Criticism, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:American, PoetrySize:8.10 x 5.30 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC0G90QZ1F
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers.
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