1884 Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass American Poetry SEXUALITY Scandal Romanticism
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1884 Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass American Poetry SEXUALITY Scandal Romanticism
“Oh Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weatherd every rack, the prize we sought is won.”
– Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon and is often called the father of free verse. His work, especially “Leaves of Grass”, was very controversial in its time due to its contents containing overt sexuality.
Some of the notable poems contained in this collection include:
I sing the Body Electric
A Woman Waits for Me
The Ship Starting
To The Garden the World
Children of Adam
Sea-Drift
Drum-Taps
Calamus
Item number: #30115
Price: $750
WHITMAN, Walter
Leaves of Grass
Philadelphia: David McKay, Washington Square. 1884.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
382
Provenance: Handwritten
Chester Giblin
Oliver Barnwell
J. P. Whitney, 1886
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative green cloth
Size: ~8.5in X 5.75in (21.5cm x 14.5cm)
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“Oh Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weatherd every rack, the prize we sought is won.”
– Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon and is often called the father of free verse. His work, especially “Leaves of Grass”, was very controversial in its time due to its contents containing overt sexuality.
Some of the notable poems contained in this collection include:
I sing the Body Electric
A Woman Waits for Me
The Ship Starting
To The Garden the World
Children of Adam
Sea-Drift
Drum-Taps
Calamus
Item number: #30115
Price: $750
WHITMAN, Walter
Leaves of Grass
Philadelphia: David McKay, Washington Square. 1884.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
382
Provenance: Handwritten
Chester Giblin
Oliver Barnwell
J. P. Whitney, 1886
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Decorative green cloth
Size: ~8.5in X 5.75in (21.5cm x 14.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
30115
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1884 Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass American Poetry SEXUALITY Scandal Romanticism
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