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Leaves Of Grass (Collins Classics)
[Paperback - 2015]
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Category: Literature
Sub-category: Poetry
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Publisher: Collins Classics Uk | ISBN: 9780008110604 | Pages: 0
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars First published in 1855, and edited, revised and expanded over thirty years, Leaves of Grass has become one of the most celebrated poetry collections in the history of American literature. A master of free verse, Walt Whitman captures the true spirit of his homeland and its people through his poetry. He explores a wide range of themes, encompassing American identity and cultural values, democracy, nature and the mysteries of the human spirit. Featuring the poems of the original 1855 edition, Leaves of Grass remains an influential work within the American literary tradition, studied and treasured around the world."

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer s devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers and is widely considered the greatest American poet of the nineteenth century.

Justin Kaplan, volume editor, is a writer whose works include Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain, which won a Pulitzer Prize in biography and a National Book Award. His Walt Whitman: A Life won the 1981 American Book Award for Biography.

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