Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published at...

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...

Leaves of Grass von Whitman, Walt

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) is regarded as one of America's most important nineteenth-century poets. Born in Long Island, Whitman grew up in Brooklyn and received a limited formal education. He adopted many professions in his lifetime...

It was with this first version of "Song of Myself," from the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, that Whitman first made himself known to the world. Readers of revised editions will find this version surprising, and often superior. A...

Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman's glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style. Part of...

Leaves of Grass (Legend Classics) von Whitman, Walt

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One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. Leaves Of Grass is his one book. First published in 1855 with only twelve poems,...

Leaves Of Grass von Whitman, Walt

“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” — Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass von Whitman, Walt

Die Geschichte eines Aufsteigers und des American Dream So schmutzig und glanzvoll ist Amerika: Der Waisenjunge Jack Engle wächst um 1850 im multikulturellen New York auf. Er muss lernen, sich zu behaupten zwischen Armut und Wohlstand,...