| Leaves of Grass Contributor(s): Whitman, Walt (Author), Loving, Jerome (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199539006 ISBN-13: 9780199539000 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Noted American poet Walt Whitman has created a masterpiece. Whitman loves writing about material things and the human mind and body. Whitman shows a true love of nature and man's role in it. One of the best known poems in the work is "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"which is a beautiful poem written about the assassination of President Lincoln. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.3 |
| LCCN: 2009290694 |
| Series: Oxford World's Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.80 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whitman is today regarded as America's Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breaking the standard metered line, discarding the obligatory rhyming scheme, and using the vernacular. Emily Dickinson condemned his sexual and physiological allusions as disgraceful', but Emerson saw the book as the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed'. A century later it is his judgment of this autobiographical vision of the vigor of the American nation that has proved the more enduring. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
