Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of highly personal poems, Leaves of Grass is the culmination of Walt Whitman's life's work. Vested heavily in the philosophy of Transcendentalism, the poems share no specific theme or topic but each connect to Whitman's personal philosophy. Whitman's book has long since been considered one of the most important collections of American poetry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 542
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513263885
• Artikelnr.: 58847262

Autorenporträt

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American writer famously known for his poetry collection, Leaves of Grass. In addition to his poetry, Whitman was also a prominent essayist, journalist, and humanist with works centering mainly around the topics of transcendentalism and realism. Born in New York in 1819, Whitman worked at a printing press where he then transitioned to a full-time journalist. During his time in journalism, Whitman developed many important beliefs, many of them formed after having witnessed the auctioning of enslaved individuals. Over the course of his career, Whitman remained very politically aware, disavowing the bloody nature of the Civil War and dedicating resources to help the wounded in various hospitals in New York City. Whitman spent his declining years working on revisions for Leaves of Grass, which was largely thereafter referred to as his "Deathbed Edition."