| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxviii, 530 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-520) and index. |
| Contents |
Leaves of grass (1855) -- Leaves of grass (1856) -- Leaves of grass (1860) -- Drum-taps (1865) -- Sequel to Drum-taps (1865-66) -- Leaves of grass (1867) -- Leaves of grass (1871-72) -- As a strong bird on pinions free (1872) -- Two rivulets (1876, Companion to centennial edition) -- Leaves of grass (1881) -- November boughs (1888, Sands at seventy) -- Leaves of grass (1891-92, annex: Good-bye my fancy) -- Appendices. Poems published before Leaves or posthumously ; Significant passages from Whitman manuscripts ; Whitman's observations on Leaves of grass, 1888-92 ; Contemporary reviews of Leaves of grass -- A Whitman chronology. |
| Summary |
In this provocative edition, Whitman biographer Gary Schmidgall presents more than 200 of Whitman's finest poems, written during the creative and sexual prime of his life. Line drawings. 7 photographs. |
| Subject |
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
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Poets, American -- 19th century.
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American poetry -- Collections.
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Poetry -- Collections.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (OCoLC)fst00039575
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American poetry. (OCoLC)fst00807348
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Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01067691
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Poets, American. (OCoLC)fst01067794
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Collections. (OCoLC)fst01424032
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| Added Author |
Schmidgall, Gary, 1945-
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections
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| ISBN |
0312206194 |
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9780312206192 |
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