Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman

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Penguin
30 October 2017

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Series: Penguin Clothbound Poetry

A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets

In 1855 Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received great praise from leading Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This encouraged what would become a lifelong project as Whitman expanded and rewrote the volume until his death in 1892. Whitman's innovative use of free verse and the quotidian achieved his aim of reaching out to the everyday American. This edition, based on the earliest published version of 1855, features Whitman's most famous poem 'Song of Myself', an American epic inspired by his personal experiences.

By: Walt Whitman
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 187mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 253g
ISBN: 9780241303122
ISBN 10: 0241303125
Series: Penguin Clothbound Poetry
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 including printer, essayist, journalist and school teacher. As early as 1850, Whitman turned his hand to poetry and in 1855 he self-published his greatest work, Leaves of Grass.