Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Song of Myself ...
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Whitman Illuminated
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: Tin House Books
ISBN: 1935639781
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Presents an illustrated version of the classic poem originally published in the poet's collection "Leaves of Grass" in 1855.
Leaves of Grass
Author: Walt WhitmanPoems by Walt Whitman
Author: Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman's "song of Myself"
Author: Edwin Haviland MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
One of Walt Whitman's most loved and greatest poems, Song of Myself is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world. Originally published as part of Leaves of Grass in 1855, Song of Myself is as accessible and important today as when it was first written. Read Song of Myself and enjoy a true poetic masterpiece.
Song of Myself
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609384652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
This book offers the most comprehensive and detailed reading to date of Song of Myself. One of the most distinguished critics in Whitman Studies, Ed Folsom, and one of the nation’s most prominent writers and literary figures, Christopher Merrill, carry on a dialog with Whitman, and with each other, section by section, as they invite readers to enter into the conversation about how the poem develops, moves, improvises, and surprises. Instead of picking and choosing particular passages to support a reading of the poem, Folsom and Merrill take Whitman at his word and interact with “every atom” of his work. The book presents Whitman’s final version of the poem, arranged in fifty-two sections; each section is followed by Folsom’s detailed critical examination of the passage, and then Merrill offers a poet’s perspective, suggesting broader contexts for thinking about both the passage in question and the entire poem.
Walt Whitman's Song of Myself
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134476809
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Since 1855, Walt Whitman's Song of Myself has been enjoyed, debated, parodied and imitated by readers, critics and artists crossing national and linguistic boundaries. Many argue that it is the most influential poem ever written by an American. This sourcebook and critical edition provides easy access to: * information on the contexts of Whitman's work, including biographical details and a chronology * an overview of the critical reception of the poem and extracts from important criticism, reprinted with clear introductory headnotes * key passages from the original 1855 edition, with commentary and annotation * the full 'final' 1881 edition of the poem. Cross-references link the critical, contextual and textual sections of the volume, encouraging an integrated understanding of this creative and controversial text. Complementing a wealth of material with suggestions for further reading, this volume is ideal for readers with no knowledge of the poem, or for those returning anew to a favourite text.
Song of Myself
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113175
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
It was with this first version of "Song of Myself," from the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, that Whitman first made himself known to the world. Readers of revised editions will find this version surprising, and often superior.
Song of Myself
Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781484884492
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This book compiles both the first (1855) and final revised (1892) versions of Walt Whitman's masterpiece, "Song of Myself" in one volume, making it unique and valuable for students of American literature. Published by American Renaissance Books; see our other books at AmericanRenaissanceBooks.com.
Song of Ourselves
Author: Mark EdmundsonPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674237161
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In the midst of a crisis of democracy, we have much to learn from Walt Whitman’s journey toward egalitarian selfhood. Walt Whitman knew a great deal about democracy that we don’t. Most of that knowledge is concentrated in one stunning poem, Song of Myself. Esteemed cultural and literary thinker Mark Edmundson offers a bold reading of the 1855 poem, included here in its entirety. He finds in the poem the genesis and development of a democratic spirit, for the individual and the nation. Whitman broke from past literature that he saw as “feudal”: obsessed with the noble and great. He wanted instead to celebrate the common and everyday. Song of Myself does this, setting the terms for democratic identity and culture in America. The work captures the drama of becoming an egalitarian individual, as the poet ascends to knowledge and happiness by confronting and overcoming the major obstacles to democratic selfhood. In the course of his journey, the poet addresses God and Jesus, body and soul, the love of kings, the fear of the poor, and the fear of death. The poet’s consciousness enlarges; he can see more, comprehend more, and he has more to teach. In Edmundson’s account, Whitman’s great poem does not end with its last line. Seven years after the poem was published, Whitman went to work in hospitals, where he attended to the Civil War’s wounded, sick, and dying. He thus became in life the democratic individual he had prophesied in art. Even now, that prophecy gives us words, thoughts, and feelings to feed the democratic spirit of self and nation.