Leaves Of Grass And Selected Poems And Prose by Walt Whitman
A sprawling, free-verse celebration of the self, the body, and the democratic spirit, this collection blends exuberant lyricism with candid sensuality and expansive catalogues of American life; it juxtaposes intimate personal voice with cosmic scope, finding unity in nature, labor, love, death, and the fellowship of strangers. The poems and prose often adopt an all-embracing speaker who welcomes diversity and contradiction, praises the ordinary and the heroic, and experiments with cadence and repetition to evoke breath and music. Interwoven are meditations on mortality and immortality, vivid evocations of the Civil War’s grief and sacrifice, and a persistent optimism about renewal and the interconnectedness of all beings.
- Published
- 1855
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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