The Complete Poems
Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · March 29, 2005
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Whitman’s poetry brings oratory, journalism, and song together in a vivid celebration of humanity.
- Themes
- Politics and American identity, Sexual emancipation, Celebration of humanity
- Genres
- American Poetry, American Literary Collections, Poetry About Death
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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.
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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.
Voice in Full
Whitman’s poetry brings oratory, journalism, and song together in a vivid celebration of humanity.
Come here for
- Poems that range across politics, sexual emancipation, and American identity
- The joyful sweep of “Song of Myself” alongside elegiac verse
Expect
- All known poetic work, with earlier versions of many poems
- A final edition of Leaves of Grass, with chronology and extensive notes
Where it sits
| American Poetry | 93% |
|---|---|
| American Literary Collections | 43% |
| Poetry About Death | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Literary Collections
- American Poetry
- Nature Poetry
- Authors
- Walt Whitman, Francis Murphy
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 29, 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Politics and American identity · Sexual emancipation · Celebration of humanity
- Reading lane
- American Literary Collections