Song of Myself

by Walt Whitman

Overview

Considered by many to be the quintessential American poet, Walt Whitman (1819–92) exerted a profound influence on all the American poets who came after him. And it was with this inspired, oceanic medley, "Song of Myself" (which in the first editions of Leaves of Grass was still nameless), that this great poet first made himself known to the world.
Readers familiar with the later, more widely published versions of Leaves of Grass will find this first version of "Song of Myself" new, surprising, and often superior to the later versions — and exhilarating in the freshness of its vision. In this inexpensive edition, this enormously influential work will especially delight students, teachers, and any devotee of Walt Whitman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486414102
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	02/15/2001
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

One of America's most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman (1819–92) worked as a teacher, journalist, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Proclaimed as the nation's first "poet of democracy," Whitman reached out to common readers and opposed censorship with his overt celebrations of sexuality.

Editorial Reviews

"Grand but intimate, earthy but also dreamy."  —Observer


"The great unrhymed, long-lined, self-celebratory sensation of the 1850s."  —Los Angeles Times

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