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Title details for Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - Available

Leaves of Grass

by Walt Whitman
Mel Foster
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Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." And Ralph Waldo Emerson found Leaves of Grass "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed," calling it a "combination of the Bhagavad Gita and the New York Herald." Published at the author's own expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass initially consisted of a preface, twelve untitled poems in free verse (including the work later titled "Song of Myself," which Malcolm Cowley called "one of the great poems of modern times"), and a now-famous portrait of a devil-may-care Walt Whitman in a workman's shirt. Over the next four decades, Whitman continually expanded and revised the book as he took on the role of a workingman's bard who championed American nationalism, political democracy, contemporary progress, and unashamed sex. This volume, which contains 383 poems, is the final "Deathbed Edition," which was published in 1892.

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  • Release date

    August 3, 2010

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400198054
      • File size: 458749 KB
      • Duration: 15:55:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      LEAVES OF GRASS is a good choice to listen to while cooking, cleaning, gardening, or doing other chores that require rhythmic repetitive motion and leave your mind free to wander. Walt Whitman's reverence for the marvelous and the majestic, and his explorations of life's mysteries, can bring another dimension to any mundane task. But it requires concentration to follow along closely to poem after poem, despite Robin Field's pleasing voice and astute interpretations. This volume, however, can be listened to repeatedly, as Field brings new life to Whitman's poems with his intelligent emphasis and emotion. And when Field recites a particularly resonant phrase at just the right time, the moment can turn into song. R.L.G. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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