The Portable Walt Whitman
The Portable Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman is a revised edition published by Penguin on December 30, 2003. This comprehensive collection features a selection of Whitman’s most cherished poetry, prose, and short stories, showcasing his evolution as a writer from the self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855 to the expansive works he produced throughout his life. The anthology includes poems from various stages of his career, short stories, and significant prose selections, providing a rich overview of his contributions to American literature.
Readers will find a diverse array of Whitman’s writings that reflect his ambition to articulate a new voice for a nation in turmoil. This edition encompasses not only his poetry but also his prefaces to Leaves of Grass and notable prose works such as Democratic Vistas and Specimen Days. With a total of 608 pages, this collection serves as a valuable resource for those interested in poetry, American literary collections, and literary criticism, offering insights into Whitman’s enduring impact on the literary landscape.
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A comprehensive collection of Whitman’s most beloved works of poetry, prose, and short stories
When Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855 it was a slim volume of twelve poems and he was a journalist and poet from Long Island, little-known but full of ambition and poetic fire. To give a new voice to the new nation shaken by civil war, he spent his entire life revising and adding to the work, but his initial act of bravado in answering Ralph Waldo Emerson’s call for a national poet has made Whitman the quintessential American writer. This rich cross-section of his work includes poems from throughout Whitman’s lifetime as published on his deathbed edition of 1891, short stories, his prefaces to the many editions of Leaves of Grass, and a variety of prose selections, including Democratic Vistas, Specimen Days, and Slang in America.
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