Leaves of Grass: The "Death-Bed" Edition
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Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published at the author's expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass inaugurated a new voice and style into American letters and gave expression to an optimistic, bombastic visi... More
Book Information
Publisher | Modern Library |
Binding | Paperback (256 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 800 |
ISBN-10 | 0679783423 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0679783428 |
Publication Date | 11/28/2000 |
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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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About William Carlos Williams (Introduction) : William Carlos Williams is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of William Carlos Williams include Selected poems, William Carlos Williams (Voices of Poetry), The Doct... more
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