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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - Hardcover
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 vision that took the nation as its subject. Unlike many other editions of Leaves of Grass, which reproduce...
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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - Paperback
One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. Leaves Of Grass is his one book. First published in 1855 with only twelve poems, it was greeted by Ralph Waldo Emerson as "the wonderful gift . . . the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." Over the course of Whitman's life, the book reappeared in many versions, expanded and transformed as the author's...
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www.jrakar.com :: LEAVES of GRASS & Selected Prose by Walt Whitman 1950 LEAVES of GRASS & Selected Prose by Walt Whitman 1950 Leaves of Grass AND SELECTED PROSE BY WALT WHITMAN Hardback book Edited, with an Introduction, by JOHN KOUWENHOVEN Over 767 pages The Modern Library COPYRIGHT, 1950, BY RANDOM HOUSE, INC. This book is in nice condition for its age. There is moderate wear to the cover and a few marks on the side edges of the pages, mostly visible from the side view. No torn or ripped...
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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - Trade Paperback
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 vision that took the nation as its subject. Unlike many other editions of Leaves of Grass, which reproduce...
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Was Walt Whitman--celebrated poet of freedom and democracy--a determinist at heart? A close study of Leaves of Grass shows that Whitman consistently acknowledges the inevitability of all things. As John McDonald argues, this seeming contradiction lies at the heart of Whitman's poetry, a fact continually overlooked in the more than 100 years that critics have written about the poet and his magnum opus. This volume contains an extensive study of Walt Whitman's poetry that explores both Whitman's guiding...
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3838 Book Review: "Leaves Of Grass" By Walt Whitman
Today, on the verge of the twenty-first century and in the midst of the Information Technology Revolution, there is an unprecedented level of interest in both industry and academia as to how technology functions in terms of human interests and social organizations. One of the primary themes of Arnold Pacey's The Culture of Technology is that both the design and the practice of technology are embedded in human society and culture. As will be seen, he rejects the theoretical model of technological...
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Small, Maynard & Company, Boston, MA: 1907,Edition Unstated, 455 Pages, Hardcover, Much Better Than Good/No Jacket. Loose front HTP, note on FHTP. Internally, appears as /lightly read, near unblemished copy in gold gilt decorated black cloth boards displaying moderate surface/edge wear, as shown.
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The Modern Man I sing.""" -- from" Leaves of Grass The newest in our series of bold-faced thoughts on classic works This pocket-size, volume offers an innovative take on a beloved American masterpiece: the first (1855) edition of "Leaves of Grass," which consisted of an introduction by Whitman and merely twelve untitled poems. Though it has now passed its 155th anniversary, Walt Whitman's powerful poetry continues to inspire with its rich language, all-embracing populism, and boundless spirit. Whitman...
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G.K. Chesterton argued that Walt Whitman is the greatest American. Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855 and augmented every few years until the poet's death in 1892, is his masterpiece. It was greeted by Ralph Waldo Emerson as "the wonderful gift... the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." Whitman succeeded in his ambition: to create something uniquely American. His poems have been woven into the very fabric of the American character. From his solemn dirges...
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This three-page undergraduate paper examines the art of biography and compares and contrasts the views of James Strassmaier, Jean Edward Smith, and Catherine N. Parke. The author notes that biographies of great figures from history have displayed a variety of writing styles, interpretive approaches, and methods of research, as well as positive and negative portrayals of the lives being discussed. Biography has become a more judicious and unbiased field in modern times, for most modern biographers...
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When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd. O Captian. Hush'd Be The Camps Today. This Dust Was Once The Man. I HEar America Singing. The Sleepers. The Wound Dresser. Give Me The Splendid Sunset Sun. I Hear It Was Charged Against Me. Singing The Body Electric. A Woman Waits For Me. Out Of The Cradle Endlessly Rocking. From Pentup Aching Rivers.
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Courage Books, 1993. Hardcover. Used-Like New. A nice hardbound a tiny amount of shelfwa... (more details)
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Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Tear down 30% of slipcase spine. Owner inscription. A nicely done facsimile of the first edition.
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Walt Whitman // Lewis C. Daniel LEAVES OF GRASS [Illustrated by Daniel] Doubleday Doran & Co, New York, 1940. Cloth. First thus. 316pp, a nice edition of this classic in green cloth, in a papercovered slipcase (darker green). Spine very slightly sunned, otherwise fine. Well illustrated by Daniel in a American Regional style like that of Thomas Hart Benton. Very Good. In Slipcase. [Item #4753] Price: $12.00
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About the series : No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions . Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains...
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