Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions: A Library of America Paperback Classic

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Walt Whitman John Hollander

Leaves of Grass

The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions: A Library of America Paperback Classic

Walt Whitman, John Hollander

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The Library of America
15 September 2018

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Announcing Paperback Classics from THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA

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 America Paperback Classic includes two complete texts- the 1855 first edition and the magnificent culminating edition of 1891-1892.

For almost thirty years, The Library of America has presented America's best and most significant writing in acclaimed hardcover editions. Now, a new series, Library of America Paperback Classics, offers attractive and affordable books that bring The Library of America's authoritative texts within easy reach of every reader. Each book features an introductory essay by one of a leading writer, as well as a detailed chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the choice and history of the text, and notes.

The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Walt Whitman- Poetry and Prose, edited by Justin Kaplan, volume #3 in the Library of America series.

By: Walt Whitman
Introduction by: John Hollander
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 760g
ISBN: 9781598530971
ISBN 10: 1598530976
Pages: 757
Publication Date: 15 September 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions: A Library of America Paperback Classic

""Whitman should be kicked from all decent society as below the level of a brute."" -The Intelligencer, 1855 ""The greatest of our poets . . . the American bard, our Homer and our Milton."" -Harold Bloom, 2005