Selected Poems, Paperback/Walt Whitman
Descriere
In his unconventional verse, Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful, sensual, oratorical, and inspiring voice. His most famous work, Leaves of Grass, was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime, from 1819 to 1892, it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature. This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass, offering a generous sampling of Whitman's best and most representative verses. Featured works include ``I Hear America Singing,`` ``I Sing the Body Electric,`` ``Song of the Open Road,`` ``Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking,`` ``When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd,`` and ``O Captain My Captain `` -- all reprinted from an authoritative text.
Despre autor
Walter Whitman a fost un poet, eseist, jurnalist și umanist american. Considerat „cel mai mare poet american” de către mulți pe când trecuseră doar patru ani de la moartea sa, Whitman este văzut ca primul poet urban. El a fost unul dintre reprezentanții tranziției de la transcendentalism la realism, opera sa arătându-se influențată de ambele curente.
