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Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
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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. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed

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Release dateJan 29, 2020
ISBN9789389716108
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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (1819–92) was an influential American poet and essayist, and is credited with being the founding father of free verse. He first published his culturally significant poetry collection ‘Leaves of Grass’ in 1855 from his own pocket, and revised and expanded it over thirty years. It is an essential element of America’s literary tradition, much taught in schools and universities around the world.

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