Books by Walt Whitman

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Book SynopsisAbraham 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 various short, early versions, this Modern Library Paperback Classics 'Death-bed' edition presents everything Whitman wrote in its final form, and includes newly commissioned notes.

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Book SynopsisA collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century that reveals Whitman. It includes the poet's correspondence from Washington, DC, during the Civil War, where he nursed wounded and dying soldiers.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These letters ... are indispensable for the serious student of American literature." -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisA collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century which reveals Whitman. It presents the poet during the years he was developing an international reputation.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These letters ... are indispensable for the serious student of American literature." -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisDiscussing letter-writing, this collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century reveals Whitman. It covers the last seven years of Whitman's life, giving an almost day-by-day account of his long struggle with various ailments, and his stoical acceptance of constant pain.Trade Review"Praise for the original edition:These letters . . . are indispensable for the serious student of American literature." * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisDiscussing letter-writing, this collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century reveals Whitman. It contains an insert featuring sketches and facsimile pages from the letters.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These letters ... are indispensable for the serious student of American literature.#8221; -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisDiscussing letter-writing, this collection of nearly 3,000 letters written over a half century reveals Whitman. It contains an insert featuring sketches and facsimile pages from the letters.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These letters ... are indispensable for the serious student of American literature." -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisA two-volume set which aims to prove that Whitman's prose has a quality no less original and distinctive than his poetry.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Indispensable for the serious student of American literature, these volumes should be purchased by every college, university, and large public library." -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisA two-volume set which aims to prove that Whitman's prose has a quality no less original and distinctive than his poetry.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Indispensable for the serious student of American literature, these volumes should be purchased by every college, university, and large public library." -Library Journal

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Book SynopsisA collection that outlines the events of the Whitman's life which gave rise to his many letters and literary reminiscences. It records the poet's daily activities.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These are important books for serious study of Whitman's life and work and need to be present in every graduate and research library." -Choice

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Book SynopsisA collection that outlines the events of the Whitman's life which gave rise to his many letters and literary reminiscences. It records the poet's daily activities.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These are important books for serious study of Whitman's life and work and need to be present in every graduate and research library." -Choice

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Book SynopsisA collection that outlines the events of the Whitman's life which gave rise to his many letters and literary reminiscences. It records the poet's daily activities.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "These are important books for serious study of Whitman's life and work and need to be present in every graduate and research library." -Choice

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library." -American Literature

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library." -American Literature

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library." -American Literature

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library." -American Literature

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library.&8221; -American Literature

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Book SynopsisGathers Whitman's autobiographical notes, his views on contemporary politics, and the writings he made as he educated himself in ancient history, religion and mythology, health (including phrenology), and word-study.Trade ReviewPraise for the original edition: "Every teacher of graduate students in Whitman and American literature in general will wish to have this edition in his university and perhaps home library." -American Literature

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Book SynopsisA collection of Walt Whitman's poems from 1855 to 1897.

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Book SynopsisIncludes various variants, from the collection's in 1855 through the posthumous "Old Age Echoes" annex printed in 1897. This volume contains introductory material, including a chronology of the poems and a summary of various editions and annexes, along with the poems from 1855 and 1856. It includes the poems from 1860 through 1867.

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