
The Complete Poems
Walt Whitman(Author)
Francis Murphy(Editor)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 26. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
912 pages
978-0-14-042451-5 (ISBN)
Description
In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work which defined him as one of America's most influential voices, and which he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful 'Song of Myself' and 'I Sing the Body Electric' to the elegiac 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd', Whitman's art fuses oratory, journalism and song in a vivid celebration of humanity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 52 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-042451-5 (9780140424515)
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Walt Whitman | Francis Murphy
The Complete Poems
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Walter Whitman | Francis Murphy
The Complete Poems
Book
07/1977
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Persons
Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) is one of the greatest American poets. Leaves of Grass was published in 1855, which he added to and reshuffled throughout his life.
Francis Murphy is Professor of English at Smith College, Northampton USA
Francis Murphy is Professor of English at Smith College, Northampton USA