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Leaves of Grass

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Based on 76,605 Ratings and 2,373 Reviews

Book Description
In 1855, the first edition of Leaves of Grass appeared, consisting of twelve untitled poems and a preface outlining the author's poetics. An initial commercial failure, this volume was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. Six editions and some thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grass would become one of the central works m the history of world poetry. This Vintage Books/The Library ... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingPaperback (256 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages760
ISBN-100679725148
ISBN-13978-0679725145
Publication Date02/18/1992
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About Walt Whitman (Author) : Walt Whitman is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Walt Whitman include The Greatest American Poetry, Song of Myself, El Astro... more
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4/11/2010 Bruce Stacy said: Written by ann ancestor (cousin)
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1/15/2008 Amanda Jackson said: "Song of Myself" may be the best work of poetry ever.

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