1000+ images about Walt Whitman on Pinterest | Electric fires, Walt whitman and Poem Forward Walt Whitman manuscript, “Go, said his soul to a poet.” The manuscript is comprised of two unequal-sized sheets of paper pasted together. Note in ink in Whitman’s hand running along upper left says: “Scrap of Rough Draft / W Whitman.” From the Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Discover the coolest shows in New York at See More Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 1855 - AbeBooks Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 1855 You Searched For: Results (1 - 30) of 70 1 ISBN 10: 0486456765 ISBN 13: 9780486456768 Used Paperback ISBN 10: 0140422226 ISBN 13: 9780140422221 Used Paperback Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Penguin Classics, UK, 1989. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

5" x 7.75". 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. Bookseller Inventory # 50951 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: editions Joca Seria & Turtle Point Press, 2005.

Illustrated Wraps. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 163 pp. Edges with light gray stains. Rear of wraps is soiled. In English and French. 'Thirty-seven American poets and one British poet have answered out call for texts, many even composing works specifically for the occasion. The resulting collection, finally, is often strikingly polemic. The poets we contacted were sensitive to the political nature of the anthology's joint publication in two countries whose relationship has come under considerable strain as of late. It's been said, in so many words, that Leaves of Grass dresses American democracy in a moose-pasture of universality. It's true we can no longer harken to this and other of its utopian fictions with equal naivete. But our world needs beauty, ethics and ideals . . .

' John Ashbery, Guy Bennett, Bill Berkson, Charles Bernstein, Charles Borkhuls, Macgregor Card, Robert Creeley, Tom Devaney, Ray DiPalma, Brandon Downing, Marcella Durand, Chris Edgar, Clayton Eshleman, Mark Ford, Peter Gizzi, Jorie Graham, Michael Heller, Fanny Howe, Susan Howe, Robert Kelly, Lisa Lubasch, Eugene Ostashevsky, Ron Padgett, Michael Palmer, Kristin Prevallet, Joan Retallack, Sarah Riggs, Stephen Rodefer, Lytle Shaw, Eleni Sikelianos, Rod Smith, Cole Swenson, David Trinidad, Anne Waldman, Keith Waldrop, Jonathan Williams, Elizabeth Willis, Andrew Zawacki. in memorian Robert Creeley (1926-2005). Bookseller Inventory # 000251 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Aventine Press, New York, 1931. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reissue. Faint stain to top board edge. 580 pp. 8vo.

A complete edition of Leaves of Grass, and the second volume of the Aventine Classics series. Walter Whitman (May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War in addition to publishing his poetry. Early in his career, he also produced a temperance novel, Franklin Evans (1842). Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own money. The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic. He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892.

After a stroke towards the end of his life, he moved to Camden, New Jersey where his health further declined. He died at age 72 and his funeral became a public spectacle. Whitman's sexuality is often discussed alongside his poetry. Though biographers continue to debate his sexuality, he is usually described as either homosexual or bisexual in his feelings and attractions. However, there is disagreement among biographers as to whether Whitman had actual sexual experiences with men. Whitman was concerned with politics throughout his life. He supported the Wilmot Proviso and opposed the extension of slavery generally. His poetry presented an egalitarian view of the races, and at one point he called for the abolition of slavery, but later he saw the abolitionist movement as a threat to democracy.Keywords: WORLD LITERATURE AMERICAN LITERATURE CLASSICS POETRY. Bookseller Inventory # 2184653 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Tübingen: Narr, 2009. Book Condition: Neu. 39 Seiten mit einer Illustration, Illustrierter Originalkartonband, neuwertig, originalverpackt.

- Aus der Beschäftigung mit Walt Whitman und dessen Meeres-Imaginationen im Hauptwerk Leaves of Grass (1855) ist in den Jahren 2007 - 2009 der Zyklus von dreizehn Gedichten entstanden, der hier, zum 75. Geburtstag des Lyrikers Salvatore A. Sanna, vorgelegt wird. Der Autor spiegelt das eigene Ich in der Wahrnehmung des Meeres, im Austausch mit einem als Poseidon imaginierten Du, auf der Suche nach dem Urgrund des Lebens, genau das Farben- und Formenspiel beobachtend und beschreibend, das Göttliche entzaubernd und ganz in der Gegenwart angesiedelt. (Verlagsanzeige) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 150 kartoniert. Auflage 2009. Neu und originalverpackt. Zweisprachig. Bookseller Inventory # 25629 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Oxford, 2005. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine.

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in a price-clipped else fine dust jacket. "This Anniversary Edition captures the typeface, design and layout of the original edition supervised by Whitman himself. Today's readers get a sense of the "ur-text" of Leaves of Grass, the first version of this historic volume, before Whitman made many revisions of both format and style. The volume also boasts an afterword by Whitman authority David Reynolds, in which he discusses the 1855 edition in its social and cultural contexts: its background, its reception, and its contributions to literary history. There is also an appendix containing the early responses to the volume, including Emerson's letter, Whitman's three self-reviews, and the twenty other known reviews published in various newspapers and magazines.". Bookseller Inventory # 42609 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Zürich : Oesch Verlag, 1987. Book Condition: Wie neu. Erste Auflage dieser Ausgabe.. 314 (6) Seiten mit einem Titelporträt. 21 cm: Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (* 25.

Mai 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts; ï¿½ 27. April 1882 in Concord, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer Philosoph, Schriftsteller und Führer der Transzendentalisten in Neuengland. In seinen zahlreichen Vorträgen und Schriften betonte Emerson in vielfältiger Form seine Forderung nach einer radikalen Erneuerung und geistigen Selbstbestimmung der amerikanischen Kultur und Literatur und begründete damit eine Traditionslinie, die nicht nur die amerikanische Literatur-, sondern auch die Philosophiegeschichte der Vereinigten Staaten, vor allem in der Rezeption durch William James, maßgeblich beeinflusste. . Tätigkeit als Schriftsteller. Sein erstes Buch, Nature, veröffentlichte er 1836 im Alter von 33 Jahren. In dieser Sammlung von Essays vertrat er sein Bekenntnis, dass Menschen in einfacher Art und Weise und im Einklang mit der Natur leben sollten. In der Natur sah er die wahre Quelle der göttlichen Offenbarung.

Zugleich stellte er die Bedeutung der schöpferischen Tätigkeit des Menschen als Anschubkraft für eine grundlegende Erneuerung und Quelle der Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung des Individuums heraus. So endete Nature mit dem berühmten Appell Emersons: Build, therefore your own world.[5] Das Göttliche begriff Emerson nicht länger als äußere oder höhere Macht, sondern sah es als in den Menschen selbst hineinverlegt. Dabei entwickelte er in Nature eine der Grundfiguren seines Denkens, die transzendentalistische Triade, die Selbst, Natur und Überseele (self, nature, Oversoul) umfasst. Emerson zufolge ist die Überseele keine autonome, von der Welt der Erscheinungen abgelöste Instanz, sondern hierin ebenso wirksam wie im menschlichen Geist.

Der Mensch kann nach Emerson daher sowohl durch Naturbeobachtung wie auch durch Introspektion unmittelbar am Göttlichen teilhaben.[6] Seine Vorlesungen The American Scholar (1837) und Address at Divinity College (1838) führten 1838 zu seiner Suspendierung von der Harvard-Universität, was ihm jedoch Anerkennung unter den Studenten einbrachte, von denen sich einige den Transzendentalisten anschlossen. Emerson galt seitdem als führender Kopf dieser Bewegung in Amerika. Zusammen mit Amos Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, George Ripley und Henry David Thoreau gründete er 1840 die Zeitschrift The Dial (1840ï¿½1844), die als ï¿½Medium für neue Ideen und Äußerungen, die ernsthafte Denker in jeder Gesellschaft interessieren" gedacht war.

Ab 1850 begannen seine Werke erfolgreicher zu werden, darunter beispielsweise Conduct Of Life (1860) und Society And Solitude (1870). 1864 wurde er in die American Academy of Arts and Sciences gewählt. Einladungen zu Vorlesungen, die Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde und die Wahl in den Aufsichtsrat der Harvard University, die ihn in jungen Jahren suspendiert hatte, zeigten ebenfalls die spätere akademische Anerkennung Emersons.[7] Emerson war ein erklärter Gegner der Sklaverei und wurde als Mitbegründer des Saturday Club bereits vor Ausbruch des Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs zu einer der wichtigsten intellektuellen und moralischen Stützen Abraham Lincolns. Sein Gespür für literarische Begabungen bewies er, als er Walt Whitman eine große Karriere prophezeite, nachdem dieser ihm 1855 ein Exemplar der Leaves of Grass zugesandt hatte. Wiederholt wurde er zum Mentor junger Talente.

Er ermutigte amerikanische Intellektuelle, dem europäischen Einfluss zu entfliehen, und betonte die kulturelle Unabhängigkeit der amerikanischen Nation. Abschied: Nach dem Brand seines Hauses 1872 begann Ralph Waldo Emerson sich immer mehr aus der Öffentlichkeit zurückzuziehen. Am 27. April 1882 starb er in Concord, Massachusetts. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 Historische Persönlichkeit ; Aufsatzsammlung, Geschichte und Historische Hilfswissenschaften, Philosophie, Gewebe Grünes Leinen mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, Kopffarbschnitt, Lesebändchen und Schutzumschlag. Bookseller Inventory # 57421 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Random House, 1944. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

This 5.0 x 7.5 inch, 410 page hardcover book with jacket is in very good condition with the glassine dust wrapper as issued. The book itself shows some very modest wear to the covers with a bit of rubbing showing on the top and bottom edges of the cover. The cloth spine with gilt-and-red design and lettering is very bright and clean. The interior text could probably be seen as near fine, with little wear showing and no markings or damage to speak of. This is a reprint of Walt Whitman's legendary title Leaves of Grass in 1855, but this is the 1944 printing from the Modern Library with does feature a nice 9-page introduction by Carl Sandburg and numerous illustrations by Boardman Robinson. It would be difficult to find a book in American literature with a higher standing as Leaves of Grass so encapsulated the evolving American spirit during the nineteenth century. The glassine wrapper is in good condition but only because some of the lettering on the wrapper has worn off as shown by our picture. Bookseller Inventory # 1505-530 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Penguin UK, 2004. Paperback.

Book Condition: New. 13.34 x 20.32 cm. In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work which defined him as one of America's most influential voices, and which 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.This edition reprints the final, or 'death-bed', edition of Leaves of Grass (1891-2). Earlier versions of many poems are also given, including the 1855 'Song of Myself'. Whitman's early poems appear in an appendix, so that, apart from manuscript fragments found after his death, the present edition contains all Whitman's known work. Paperback. Bookseller Inventory # MM-40017900 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Narr Dr.

Gunter Nov 2011, 2011. Taschenbuch. Book Condition: Neu. 195x120x3 mm. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Neuware - Aus der Beschäftigung mit Walt Whitman und dessen Meeres-Imaginationen im Hauptwerk Leaves of Grass (1855) ist in den Jahren 2007-2009 der Zyklus von dreizehn Gedichten entstanden, der hier, zum 75. Geburtstag des Lyrikers Salvatore A. Sanna, vorgelegt wird. Der Autor spiegelt das eigene Ich in der Wahrnehmung des Meeres, im Austausch mit einem als Poseidon imaginierten Du, auf der Suche nach dem Urgrund des Lebens, genau das Farben- und Formenspiel beobachtend und beschreibend, das Göttliche entzaubernd und ganz in der Gegenwart angesiedelt. 64 pp. Deutsch.

Bookseller Inventory # 9783823365396 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Ediciones Librerías Fausto, Buenos Aires, 1976. Rústica con solapas. Book Condition: Muy bueno. 476pp. Biblioteca de Poesía Universal. Título original inglés: Leaves of Grass. Selección, traducción y notas de Leandro Wolfson. Entre las figuras literarias que produjo Estados Unidos pocas alcanzaron el denodado vuelo de Walt Whitman; ninguna, quizá, parejo grado de universalidad. Objeto del exaltado denuesto o la veneración, ese ambicioso experimento que fueron sus - Hojas de hierba desafió al mundo, encendió polémicas que no se han apagado y se instauró para siempre entre las obras magnas, insoslayables. Representante cabal de una época histórica - la de la culminación del humanismo burgués -,Whitman la desbordó con sus altos ideales y su visión profética.

Hombre del pasado, es de nuestro presente y quizá de nuestro futuro. Su extraño y desigual volumen de poemas es como una sinfonía en la que diversos motivos se van anudando y desanudando en forma progresiva; creada en nueve ediciones entre 1855 y 1892, esa sinfonía tuvo un desarrollo irregular como el de un organismo vivo, pero por detrás había una voluntad de unidad y de coherencia. Más que una mera colección de piezas líricas, Whitman quiso hacer de su libro una realización épica en la que quedara impresa para siempre la personalidad (real o ideal) del héroe de su saga: el hombre democrático, y su gradual avance hacia el ámbito en el que rige I4la gravitación irresistible de la Ley Espiritual" Este carácter unitario de Hojas de hierba no siempre se advierte en las antologías a que ha tenido acceso el público de habla castellana.

La presente selección reúne lo esencial de la obra whitmaniana (incluyendo el ensayo "Mirada retrospectiva a los caminos recorridos") y da a cada pieza un valor adicional por su pertenencia a una estructura cuya complicada gestación y cuyo significado se procura explicitar en un apéndice especial. Preferiría que en ese lugar destinado a los antecedentes de los traductores no pusieran nada en mi caso", nos responde por escrito Leandro Wolfson a nuestro requerimiento, "pues nada tengo que mostrar de mi vida pasada más importante que ese trabajo que ustedes ahora editan. Pero ante su insistencia debo decirle que soy autodidacta, que no he dado cursos en ninguna parte ni he ganado ningún premio, y que no puedo considerarme poeta, ni critico, ni ensayista. Soy, eso sí, traductor profesional, y tuve a mi cargo organizar el departamento de producción de Amorrartu editores, donde hoy trabajo.

Puedo añadir que a esta incursión en la poesía de Whitman, hecha con inocultable fervor, dediqué, entre reflexiones y concreciones, más de una década". Bookseller Inventory # 10582 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, 2016. fester Einband. verlagsneues Ausstellungsstück, unbenutzt u.

makellos, 272 S., 4 Abbildungen, 21 cm x 13.5 cm, Auflage 2016, ISBN: 978-3-8253-6557-8, Gewicht: 417 g, Sprache: Englisch This study re-examines the mid-1850s, a time that remains central to American literary studies, exploring new ways of looking at this cultural moment through the twentieth-century concept of 'ethnicity.' This approach uncovers the hidden subversiveness of American literature as it responded to scientific race theory in the debate over slavery and also highlights the ways in which the texts examined in this study - Herman Melville's Benito Cereno (1855), Frederick Douglass' 'My Bondage and My Freedom' (1855), Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Dred' (1856), Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' (1855), and John Rollin Ridge's 'The Life and Adventures of Joaqín Murieta' (1854) - powerfully resonate with ideas of affiliation and difference today.

Focusing on a brief historical moment in the past from a decidedly twenty-first century perspective, the study reflects upon the texts' movement through time and demonstrates how race and ethnicity in these texts have been transformed under the pressures of history. 444 gr. Bookseller Inventory # SPB-141054 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Frankfurt: Lang, 2009. Originalbroschur. Book Condition: Sehr gut. 485 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - Aus dem Inhalt: Burkes "Tautological Cycle of Terms Implicit in the Idea of Order" -- Erste Bekenntnisse: Chaos, Melancholie und Müßiggang -- Die Woodbury-Briefe -- "The Shadow and the Light of a Young Man's Soul" -- "Sun-Down-Paper" (No.

9) -- Revolutionäre Konfigurationen: Whitman und die Democratic Review -- O'Sullivans Bericht über die Todesstrafe (1841) -- Chaos statt Kontrolle: Maßlose Autorität und die Auflösung sozialer Strukturen -- Ordnung aus dem Chaos: Der amerikanische Unabhängigkeitskrieg und die Umwertung des Autoritätsbegriffs -- Göttliches Gesetz und menschliche Rechtsprechung: Versuche zur Integration des Bösen in eine universelle Ordnung -- "A revolution for the better": Der Roman Franklin Evans im Kontext der amerikanischen Abstinenzbewegung -- Reform als Selbsthilfe: Zur Formierung der Washington Temperance Society -- Erster Reformschritt: Evans und das alte Abstinenzversprechen (OldPledge) -- Die Grenze und das Chaos: Whitmans Frontier-Novelle "Arrow-Tip" -- "Look!

all orderly Citizens": Whitman als Agitator (1847-1854] Vom Wilmot Proviso zum Kompromiß von 1850 -- Die Bostoner Unruhen im Spiegel der New-York Daily Times -- "I Come Not Here to Flatter": Whitmans Rolle als Agitator -- Leaves of Grass (1855) -- Whitmans Vorwort zu Leaves of Grass (1855) -- "Song of Myself -- Tod und Kontingenzerfahrung in "To Think of Time" -- Traumzeit: Umwertung aller Werte in "The Sleepers" -- Leaves of Grass (1856) -- Whitmans Brief an Emerson -- Aufbau und Zerstörung in Whitmans "Song of the Broad-Axe" -- Leaves of Grass (1860) -- Compact States -- Ahnungen und Warnungen: Vorboten des Bürgerkriegs. ISBN 9783631575123 Wir versenden am Tag der Bestellung von Montag bis Freitag. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Bookseller Inventory # 1026584 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Penguin UK Apr 2010, 2010. Taschenbuch. Book Condition: Neu. 198x129x38 mm. Neuware - In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work which defined him as one of America's most influential voices, and which 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. 912 pp. Englisch. Bookseller Inventory # 9780140424515 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2008. VIII, 168 pp., 2008.

Book Condition: New. In the fifteen years before the publication of Leaves of Grass (1855), Walt Whitman constructed three authoritative voices by which he engaged the upheavals endemic to the Industrial Revolution. Through these public personas, found mostly in his journalism, Whitman offered remedies for American artisans who had lost their economic autonomy and status. Instead of attacking broad forces beyond worker control, Whitman blamed artisans for oppressing themselves through the temptations of consumerism and affectation. Walt Whitman?s Multitudes places the first edition of Leaves of Grass on par with Whitman?s journalism and exposes a writer different from most poetry-directed analyses. In doing so, it traces Whitman?s public voice as he wrestled intimately with the debates of his day: conspicuous consumption, nativism, slavery, and, through it all, labor and the status of the new working class. Bookseller Inventory # 310153 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1943. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Zhenya Gay (illustrator). Second edition...

Whitman began writing "Leaves of Grass" in earnest, but his own testimony suggests that he wrote most of the "Leaves of Grass" in 1854 and 1855. The key word in "Song of Myself" and the whole of the "Leaves of Grass" first edition is freedom. As emblems of God, all nature is good and will do good as long as it has the freedom to do so. Later Whitman was to modify this doctrine, but throughout his life he subscribed generally to this transcendentalist doctrine. The other great poems of the first edition are (as Whitman eventually titled them) "The Sleepers," "I Sing the Body Electric," and "There Was a Child Went Forth." This the illustrated by Zhenya Gay children's book of "There Was a Child Went Forth," with the scarce dust_jacket. Dust jacket with creases, closed tears and small chips to the corners only. In very good condition in protective plastic transparency, Second edition. Size: 8" - 10½" 0.0. book.

Bookseller Inventory # 272657 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: THE EAKINS PRESS, NY, 1980. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. TITLE: LEAVES OF GRASS By WALT WHITMAN An Exact Copy AUTHOR: WALT WHITMAN PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE EAKINS PRESS, NY 1966 EDITION: Reprint Edition ISBN: None CATEGORY: Poetry, Decorative, Coffee BINDING/COVER: Hardback with slipcase COLOR: Green SIZE: 11½ x 8 (approximately) PAGES: 95 plus History pages. CONDITION: The slipcase is in good plus condition; there are no cracks or splits present; there is an imprint of a price tag removal to the front at the upper edge. The book is in good plus plus condition and looks unread. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good++/Good++ slipcase condition.

BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: AN EXACT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION 1855 AS ISSUED BY WHITMAN AND RECEIVED BY EMERSON. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 008865 We support FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY nationwide with donations and purchases. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 008865 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: London - George G Harrap, 1923. Hardcover. Book Condition: GOOD. First edition. A selection of poems from Whitman's Leaves of Grass. With a portrait frontispiece of Whitman and an illustrated title page. Leaves of Grassis a poetry collection by Walt Whitman.

It was first published in 1855 and Whitman spent much of his life re-writing and re-publishing the work. It was revised many times before his death resulting in very different editions, especially as the first edition only featured twelve poems. Whitman's final compilation contained over 400 poems. Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. His work was rather controversial for its time and Leaves of Grass was seen as obscene due to its overt sexuality. Condition: In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, generally smart with heavy rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spine. Cracks to the head and tail of both joints. Backstrip is lifting at the tail of the front joint. Fronthinge is slightly strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edgesand generally clean throughout. Overall: GOOD. Bookseller Inventory # 051441 Walt Whitman Autograph Letter Signed Leaves of Grass Signature 1882 March 7, ‘82 Dear Madam Returning here last evening I have mailed to you the two Volumes of my books.

Would you please notify me soon as they reach you safely? Walt Whitman According to The Walt Whitman Archive , the two-volume set was sent to Mrs. Coburn on March 7 following Whitman's two-week stay with George and Susan Stafford, the parents of Harry Stafford, a young man Whitman met and intimately befriended in the mid-1870s. Harry's parents were tenant farmers in Laurel Springs, outside of Glendale, near Camden, New Jersey. Harry invited Whitman to his family home, and Whitman immediately fell in love with the homestead and the intimate atmosphere. It reminded him of the Whitman family farm on Long Island that his parents had inherited from Whitman's paternal grandparents, Jesse and Hannah Whitman. After the initial visit to the Stafford farm, Whitman was to return several times over the following years, often staying for weeks at a time and paying for his lodging in order to help with family finances. While he was with the Staffords, Whitman found the time to work on Specimen Days, an autobiographical piece in which he, among other things, wanted to record his reactions to the war.

In that memoir he turns from the horrors of war's destruction to the comforts and joys of his adopted home. The Stafford family serves as a counterpoint to the disruption of the Civil War. At the farm he also planned much of the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. Whitman only stopped going to the farm when his friendship with Harry Stafford became strained, which made the visits uncomfortable. He later wrote that among the Staffords he felt both loved and able to love, and that they had in a real way saved his life after the horrors of the Civil War. According to Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998) by J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings: "The Osgood edition is notable both for its legacy of clustering and because for the first time Whitman's book was being distributed by a mainstream publisher; Osgood's authors included James, Howells, and Twain. Whitman's book sold more than 1,500 copies before the publisher withdrew it after a district attorney objected to the sexual content and threatened to prosecute the company for selling obscene literature.

The poet soon arranged to resume printing with Philadelphia publishers—first Rees Welsh, then David McKay when McKay acquired Leaves and other non-legal titles from Welsh, who specialized in law books..." This handwritten note has been exquisitely framed with the finest museum-quality conservation materials, accompanied by two photos of Whitman—in youth and in old age—and a brass identity plaque. This ensemble measures 17" x 31", and is enhanced with a separately framed David McKay 1900 edition of Leaves of Grass With Autobiography measuring 13" x 11" including a wonderful facsimile of Whitman's autobiography in his own hand, notable for the state of the frontispiece photograph, and the three inserted leaves of holographic manuscript reproductions throughout the book, which is in very fine condition and can be easily removed from its frame and read. The two make for a truly beautiful matching framed ensemble of art and literature-investment-quality heirlooms designed to provide lasting appreciation for generations. WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist.

He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. Whitman claimed that after years of competing for "the usual rewards", he determined to become a poet. He first experimented with a variety of popular literary genres which appealed to the cultural tastes of the period. As early as 1850, he began writing what would become Leaves of Grass, a collection of poetry which he would continue editing and revising until his death. Whitman intended to write a distinctly American epic and used free verse with a cadence based on the Bible. Whitman paid for the publication of the first edition of Leaves of Grass himself and had it printed at a local print shop during their breaks from commercial jobs. A total of 795 copies were printed, though the author's name was not given. Instead, facing the title page was an engraved portrait done by Samuel Hollyer.

The book received its strongest praise from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote a flattering five page letter to Whitman and spoke highly of the book to friends. The first edition of Leaves of Grass was widely distributed and stirred up significant interest, in part due to Emerson's approval, but was occasionally criticized for the seemingly "obscene" nature of the poetry. Geologist John Peter Lesley wrote to Emerson, calling the book "trashy, profane & obscene" and the author "a pretentious ass". In the months following the first edition of Leaves of Grass, critical responses began focusing more on the potentially offensive sexual themes. Though the second edition was already printed and bound, the publisher almost did not release it. In the end, the edition went to retail, with 20 additional poems, in August 1856. Leaves of Grass was revised and re-released in 1860 and again in 1867, and several more times throughout the remainder of Whitman's life. Several well-known writers admired the work enough to visit Whitman, including Bronson Alcott and Henry David Thoreau. All Vintage Memorabilia autographs are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine.

This guarantee applies to refund of the purchase price, and is without time limit to the original purchaser. A written and signed Guarantee to that effect accompanies each item we sell. To zoom in on the details: Move your mouse around on the small preview image on the left to view details more closely. Click anywhere inside to enlarge the whole image. Descriptions: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman | LibraryThing Presents Whitman's classic collection celebrating himself and the American experience. (summary from ISBN 1433277425) G.K. Chesterton argued that Walt Whitman is the greatest American. Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855 and augmented every few years until the poet's death in 1892, is his masterpiece. It was greeted by Ralph Waldo Emerson as "the wonderful gift ... the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed."… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 0786131551) One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daring new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature.

His poems have been woven into the very fabric of the American character and have continued to provide inspiration to people and poets for generations. Leaves of Grass is Whitman's masterpiece, written in a pure, uninhibited style and combining sensual and mystical sensibilities. Self-published in 1855, it was repeatedly expanded and revised by Whitman throughout the rest of his life. This recording follows the final edition which appeared in 1892, the year of Whitman's death.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 1433277433) One of the founders of modern poetry, Walt Whitman explores transcendentalism and celebrates nature in his seminal collection of poetry 'Leaves of grass,' which features the highly praised and widely studied poem 'Song of myself.' (summary from ISBN 1400148057) From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes what is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American. (summary from ISBN 1400188059) A collection of American free-verse poetry.

(summary from ISBN 1400198054) Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as 'disgraceful.' And Ralph Waldo Emerson found Leaves of Grass 'the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed, ' calling it a 'combination of the Bhagavad Gita and the New York Herald.' Published at the author's own expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass initially consisted of a preface, twelve untitled poems in free verse (including the work later titled 'Song of Myself' which Malcolm Cowley called 'one of the great poems of modern times'), and a now-famous portrait of a devil-may-care Walt Whitman in a workman's shirt. Over the next four decades, Whitman continually expanded and revised the book as he took on the role of a workingman's bard who championed American nationalism, political democracy, contemporary progress, and unashamed sex.

This volume, which contains 383 poems, is the final 'Deathbed Edition' published...… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 0679642080) "Highlights of America's great classic. Illustrated with over 130 photographs." (summary from ISBN 0448020742) Abraham 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. From the Trade Paperback edition.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 0679600760) The great American classic in the 1892 "Death-Bed" edition.

(summary from ISBN 0451524853) As energetic and diverse as the American life it describes, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass has been loved by generations for its celebration of a brash young nation and one man's exuberant spirit. First published at the author's expense in 1955, this collection of poems was revised and enlarged throughout Whitman's lifetime, and is presented here in the final or "Deathbed edition" of 1892.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 1566190266) Presents a revision of the 1973 Norton Critical Edition of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," and includes the full text of the 1855 edition, as well as excerpts from two prose works, annotations, and commentary. (summary from ISBN 0393974960) "The publication of Leaves of Grass in July 1855 was a landmark event in literary history. Nothing like the volume had ever appeared before.

Everything about it - the unusual jacket and title page, the exuberant preface, the twelve free-flowing, untitled poems embracing every realm of experience - was new. The 1855 edition broke new ground in its relaxed style, which prefigured free verse; in its sexual candor; in its images of racial bonding and democratic togetherness; and in the intensity of its affirmation of the sanctity of the physical world." "This 150th Anniversary Edition captures the typeface, design, and layout of the original edition supervised by Whitman himself. Today's readers get a sense of the "ur-text" of Leaves of Grass, the first version of this historic volume, before Whitman made many revisions to both format and style. The volume also boasts an afterword by Whitman authority David S. Reynolds, in which he discusses the 1855 edition in its social and cultural contexts: its background, its reception, and its contributions to literary history.

There is also an appendix containing the early responses to the volume, including Emerson's letter, Whitman's three self-reviews, and the twenty other known reviews published in various newspapers and magazines."--BOOK JACKET.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 0195183428) The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed. ? Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inspired by transcendentalism, Whitman's immortal collection includes some of the greatest poems of modern times, including his masterpiece Song of Myself. Shattering standard conventions of symbolism and allegory, it stands as an unabashed celebration of body and nature.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 0486456765) Whitman employs the cadence of simple, even idiomatic speech to "sing" national identity. Throughout his prolific career, Whitman continually revised and expanded Leaves of Grass, which went through nine editions. This volume include the first edition, the final, authorized "Death-Bed" edition, and selections of the best poems from preceding editions and other sources. Annotation. Whitman employs the cadence of simple, even idiomatic speech to "sing" national identity.

Throughout his prolific career, Whitman continually revised and expanded Leaves of Grass, which went through nine editions. This volume include the first edition, the final, authorized "Death-Bed" edition, and selections of the best poems from preceding editions and other sources. Annotation. Whitman employs the cadence of simple, even idiomatic speech to "sing" national identity and destiny, philosophy and spiritualism, and frank autobiography. Throughout his prolific writing career, Whitman continually revised and expanded Leaves of Grass--which went through nine editions! This volume is the first to include the first edition, and the final, authorized "death-bed" edition, as well as a deft selection of poems which were eventually omitted.… ( more ) (summary from ISBN 1593080832) The edition of Whitman's poems as they were first published is accompanied by an in-depth introduction. (summary from ISBN 0140421998) Walt Whitman Autograph signature 1889 Leaves of Grass Find similar items Item #: 3296 Very fine, bold signature penned in black ink on a beige card: "Walt Whitman March 27 1889". Choice condition.

WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. Whitman claimed that after years of competing for "the usual rewards", he determined to become a poet. He first experimented with a variety of popular literary genres which appealed to the cultural tastes of the period. As early as 1850, he began writing what would become Leaves of Grass, a collection of poetry which he would continue editing and revising until his death. Whitman intended to write a distinctly American epic and used free verse with a cadence based on the Bible. At the end of June 1855, Whitman surprised his brothers with the already-printed first edition of Leaves of Grass. George "didn't think it worth reading".

Whitman paid for the publication of the first edition of Leaves of Grass himself and had it printed at a local print shop during their breaks from commercial jobs. A total of 795 copies were printed, though the author's name was not given. Instead, facing the title page was an engraved portrait done by Samuel Hollyer. The book received its strongest praise from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote a flattering five page letter to Whitman and spoke highly of the book to friends. The first edition of Leaves of Grass was widely distributed and stirred up significant interest, in part due to Emerson's approval, but was occasionally criticized for the seemingly "obscene" nature of the poetry. Geologist John Peter Lesley wrote to Emerson, calling the book "trashy, profane & obscene" and the author "a pretentious ass". In the months following the first edition of Leaves of Grass, critical responses began focusing more on the potentially offensive sexual themes. Though the second edition was already printed and bound, the publisher almost did not release it. In the end, the edition went to retail, with 20 additional poems, in August 1856.

Leaves of Grass was revised and re-released in 1860 and again in 1867, and several more times throughout the remainder of Whitman's life. Several well-known writers admired the work enough to visit Whitman, including Bronson Alcott and Henry David Thoreau. All Vintage Memorabilia autographs are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine. This guarantee applies to refund of the purchase price, and is without time limit to the original purchaser. A written and signed Guarantee to that effect accompanies each item we sell. To zoom in on the details: Move your mouse around on the small preview image on the left to view details more closely. Click anywhere inside to enlarge the whole image.

Question: Which American poet and humanist wrote and continually revised a collection of poems called Leaves of Grass?
Answer: Walt Whitman