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PENGUIN CLASSICS THE COMPLETE POEMS - WALT WH...

From Leaves of Grass  to "Song of Myself " all of Whitman's poetry in one volume   In 1855 Walt
Whitman published Leaves of Grass   the work that defined him as one of America’s most
influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing
originality and intensity  it spoke of politics  sexual emancipation  and what it meant to be
an American. From the joyful “Song of Myself” and “I Sing the Body Electric” to the elegiac
“When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d ” Whitman’s art fuses oratory  journalism  and song
in a vivid celebration of humanity. Containing all Whitman’s known poetic work  this edition
reprints the final  or “deathbed ” edition of Leaves of Grass (1891–92). Earlier versions of
many poems are also given  including the 1855 “Song of Myself.”    • Features a completely
new—and fuller—introduction discussing the development of Whitman's poetic career  his
influence on later American poets  and his impact on the American cultural sensibility     •
Includes chronology  updated suggestions for further reading  and extensive notes   For more
than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the
English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics represents a global
bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust
the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished
scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.

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