The Complete Poems
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
The Complete Poems
By (Author) Walt Whitman
Edited by Francis Murphy
Introduction by Francis Murphy
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
26th August 2004
26th August 2004
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.3
Physical Properties
Paperback
912
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
617g
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.
Author Bio
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
