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1 giorno fa · Walter Whitman Jr. ( / ˈhwɪtmən /; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. [1]
2 ago 2024 · Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, is a landmark in the history of American literature. His aim was to transcend traditional epics and to eschew normal aesthetic form.
- Walt Whitman spent his childhood in New York, where he was first employed at age 12 as a printer. He later held jobs as a newspaper editor and a sc...
- The verse collection Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s best-known work. He revised and added to the collection throughout his life, producing ultim...
- Walt Whitman’s poetry was innovative for its verse style and for the way it challenged traditional narratives. He championed the individual soul ov...
4 giorni fa · Leaves of Grass, collection of poetry by American author Walt Whitman, first presented as a group of 12 poems published anonymously in 1855. It was followed by five revised and three reissued editions during the author’s lifetime. Poems not published in his lifetime were added in 1897.
- Walt Whitman, Malcolm Cowley
- 1855
2 ago 2024 · Walt Whitman is known primarily for Leaves of Grass, though it is actually more than one book. During Whitman’s lifetime it went through nine editions, each with its own distinct virtues and faults.
2 giorni fa · My Captain!" is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Well received upon publication, the poem was Whitman's first to be anthologized and the most popular during his lifetime.
- Walt Whitman
- 1865
17 lug 2024 · Una straordinaria galleria di ritratti dolorosi, aneddoti, ultime parole, lettere scritte ai parenti lontani. Un Whitman che sostiene e nutre la sua fede ardente nell’America, persino quando la nazione scatena una violenza senza precedenti ai danni di se stessa.
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24 lug 2024 · Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship.
