by Walt Whitman · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140421996
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«Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition» is Walt Whitman's poetry collection, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (145 pages, in English).
A poetry collection that marked a turning point in American poetry when it appeared in 1855: a celebration of the self, nature, the body and democracy, written in free verse that broke with the conventions of its time. This edition reproduces the original text as it was then published.
This 1961 edition, in the Penguin Classics series, includes an introductory essay by Malcolm Cowley and Whitman's original introduction.
For readers of classic poetry and American literature, as well as those seeking Whitman's original 1855 edition.
Walter Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.
